Is Damaya a boy or girl name?

Damaya is a girl’s name. Of the 553 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Damaya

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Damaya was most popular in 2006, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,084 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 553 people named Damaya.

Damaya over time

Births per year. The dot marks Damaya’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Damaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Damaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 553 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org