Damon has been given to about 69,157 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1976, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Damon ranks 501st among American boys in 2025, with 604 born that year. Its best year was 1976, when 2,478 babies were given the name, ranking 104th. The typical living American called Damon is about 41 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.