Damon is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1976 and has grown less common since.
Damon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #501 for boy births in the United States (and #1,004 across all names), given to 604 babies. Damon first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1976 (2,453 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 604 | 604 | — | #501 |
| 2024 | 690 | 690 | — | #454 |
| 2023 | 743 | 743 | — | #425 |
| 2022 | 744 | 744 | — | #424 |
| 2021 | 727 | 727 | — | #424 |
| 2020 | 693 | 693 | — | #430 |
| 2019 | 651 | 651 | — | #460 |
| 2018 | 718 | 718 | — | #427 |
| 2017 | 709 | 709 | — | #438 |
| 2016 | 700 | 700 | — | #442 |
| 2015 | 719 | 719 | — | #427 |
| 2014 | 764 | 764 | — | #406 |
| 2013 | 796 | 796 | — | #378 |
| 2012 | 722 | 722 | — | #403 |
| 2011 | 682 | 682 | — | #414 |
| 2010 | 668 | 668 | — | #419 |
| 2009 | 521 | 521 | — | #517 |
| 2008 | 585 | 585 | — | #472 |
| 2007 | 674 | 674 | — | #428 |
| 2006 | 782 | 782 | — | #381 |
| 2005 | 1,007 | 1,007 | — | #321 |
| 2004 | 998 | 998 | #14,589 | #314 |
| 2003 | 1,022 | 1,022 | — | #298 |
| 2002 | 1,027 | 1,027 | — | #290 |
| 2001 | 1,038 | 1,038 | — | #288 |
| 2000 | 1,044 | 1,044 | — | #289 |
| 1999 | 1,020 | 1,020 | — | #285 |
| 1998 | 1,052 | 1,052 | — | #272 |
| 1997 | 994 | — | #10,014 | #284 |
| 1996 | 1,001 | — | — | #279 |
| 1995 | 957 | — | — | #283 |
| 1994 | 935 | — | — | #293 |
| 1993 | 1,006 | — | #12,132 | #281 |
| 1992 | 1,013 | — | #9,683 | #284 |
| 1991 | 888 | — | — | #291 |
| 1990 | 788 | — | — | #321 |
| 1989 | 642 | — | — | #354 |
| 1988 | 584 | — | — | #356 |
| 1987 | 539 | — | #10,124 | #367 |
| 1986 | 561 | — | — | #342 |
| 1985 | 593 | — | — | #331 |
| 1984 | 596 | — | — | #322 |
| 1983 | 612 | — | #5,528 | #319 |
| 1982 | 647 | — | #7,009 | #309 |
| 1981 | 691 | — | #8,305 | #293 |
| 1980 | 905 | — | #7,560 | #251 |
| 1979 | 1,458 | — | #5,155 | #166 |
| 1978 | 1,999 | — | #3,947 | #132 |
| 1977 | 2,386 | — | #2,790 | #112 |
| 1976 | 2,478 | — | #2,944 | #104 |
| 1975 | 2,301 | — | #3,295 | #114 |
| 1974 | 2,387 | — | #2,694 | #110 |
| 1973 | 2,061 | — | #3,812 | #125 |
| 1972 | 1,944 | — | #3,579 | #137 |
| 1971 | 1,603 | — | #3,185 | #171 |
| 1970 | 1,635 | — | #4,279 | #174 |
| 1969 | 1,467 | — | #4,230 | #188 |
| 1968 | 1,336 | — | #6,389 | #188 |
| 1967 | 989 | — | #5,575 | #224 |
| 1966 | 870 | — | #6,776 | #241 |
| 1965 | 720 | — | — | #280 |
| 1964 | 700 | — | — | #298 |
| 1963 | 753 | — | — | #281 |
| 1962 | 493 | — | #5,994 | #360 |
| 1961 | 468 | — | — | #367 |
| 1960 | 367 | — | #6,546 | #418 |
| 1959 | 339 | — | — | #434 |
| 1958 | 228 | — | — | #511 |
| 1957 | 261 | — | — | #483 |
| 1956 | 235 | — | — | #493 |
| 1955 | 214 | — | — | #506 |
| 1954 | 213 | — | — | #499 |
| 1953 | 175 | — | — | #540 |
| 1952 | 133 | — | — | #615 |
| 1951 | 138 | — | #5,578 | #610 |
| 1950 | 120 | — | — | #627 |
| 1949 | 136 | — | — | #579 |
| 1948 | 104 | — | — | #663 |
| 1947 | 137 | — | — | #577 |
| 1946 | 103 | — | — | #634 |
| 1945 | 71 | — | — | #728 |
| 1944 | 76 | — | — | #712 |
| 1943 | 72 | — | — | #768 |
| 1942 | 96 | — | — | #653 |
| 1941 | 64 | — | — | #781 |
| 1940 | 64 | — | — | #772 |
| 1939 | 69 | — | — | #718 |
| 1938 | 64 | — | — | #764 |
| 1937 | 69 | — | — | #732 |
| 1936 | 70 | — | — | #715 |
| 1935 | 50 | — | — | #896 |
| 1934 | 65 | — | — | #764 |
| 1933 | 73 | — | — | #704 |
| 1932 | 65 | — | — | #787 |
| 1931 | 51 | — | — | #902 |
| 1930 | 55 | — | — | #896 |
| 1929 | 49 | — | — | #962 |
| 1928 | 68 | — | — | #788 |
| 1927 | 63 | — | — | #850 |
| 1926 | 71 | — | — | #771 |
| 1925 | 62 | — | — | #846 |
| 1924 | 60 | — | — | #899 |
| 1923 | 50 | — | — | #983 |
| 1922 | 70 | — | — | #801 |
| 1921 | 46 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1920 | 62 | — | — | #866 |
| 1919 | 60 | — | — | #853 |
| 1918 | 46 | — | — | #987 |
| 1917 | 34 | — | — | #1,152 |
| 1916 | 61 | — | — | #791 |
| 1915 | 41 | — | — | #983 |
| 1914 | 29 | — | — | #1,060 |
| 1913 | 20 | — | — | #1,152 |
| 1912 | 31 | — | — | #786 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,418 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | — | #1,337 |
| 1909 | 11 | — | — | #907 |
| 1907 | 13 | — | — | #747 |
| 1906 | 9 | — | — | #866 |
| 1905 | 18 | — | — | #550 |
| 1904 | 13 | — | — | #651 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,037 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #975 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | — | #797 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #877 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #905 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,135 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #809 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | — | #850 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #651 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,001 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | — | #839 |