Is Damita a boy or girl name?

Damita is a girl’s name. Of the 1,507 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Name Legacy

Damita

Recorded 1950–2010 · United States

Damita was most popular in 1961, when 118 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,666 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,507 people named Damita.

Damita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Damita’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Damita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Damita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,507 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Damita

Where Damita is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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