NameTides

Damon

Damon was the #501 boys' name in the US in 2025 (604 babies), and #953 in England & Wales and #667 in Canada.

Damon as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Damon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaScotlandEngland & Wales
Damon as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#501 (604)#953 (32)#647 (4)——#667 (42)
2024#454 (690)#1,000 (30)#619 (4)—#582 (5)#513 (56)
2023#425 (743)#942 (32)#400 (8)——#477 (60)
2022#424 (744)#878 (35)#590 (4)—#779 (3)#530 (52)
2021#424 (727)#907 (33)#372 (9)——#385 (79)
2020#430 (693)#898 (32)#476 (6)——#461 (62)
2019#460 (651)#825 (37)#516 (5)—#764 (3)#416 (70)
2018#427 (718)#1,061 (26)#704 (3)——#347 (92)
2017#438 (709)#861 (36)#602 (4)——#335 (98)
2016#442 (700)#994 (29)#442 (7)—#713 (3)#352 (93)
2015#427 (719)#977 (30)#470 (6)—#699 (3)#332 (97)
2014#406 (764)#805 (38)#587 (4)——#309 (109)
2013#378 (796)#666 (50)#399 (8)—#711 (3)#282 (115)
2012#403 (722)#640 (54)#467 (6)——#289 (111)
2011#414 (682)#701 (45)#364 (9)—#730 (3)#270 (119)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1976 at #104.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Damon is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,500 to 1 in 3,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Damon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #570WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #364WAIdaho: #435IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #586MNIllinois: #677ILMichigan: #540MINew York: #572NYMassachusetts: #438MAOregon: #438ORNevada: #267NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #493IAIndiana: #483INOhio: #455OHPennsylvania: #442PANew Jersey: #576NJConnecticut: #440CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #602CAUtah: #515UTColorado: #680CONebraska: #335NEMissouri: #439MOKentucky: #450KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #525VAMaryland: #475MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #720AZNew Mexico: #270NMKansas: #352KSArkansas: #353ARTennessee: #672TNNorth Carolina: #539NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #621OKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: #312MSAlabama: #525ALGeorgia: #541GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #430TXFlorida: #394FL
Damon (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#54222
Quebec2025#7165

Damon (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DamonCanadaBoys#66742
DamonEngland & WalesBoys#95332
DamonIrelandBoys—too few
DamonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DamonScotlandBoys#6474
DamonUSGirls—too few
DamonUSBoys#501604