A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Damon
composed · sharp-edged · seventies-born
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the ancient Greek Damōn, rooted in damao, meaning to tame or subdue. Classical fame arrived via the legend of Damon and Pythias, a standard text on loyalty in fourth-century BCE Syracuse. In the United States, it stayed quiet until the middle of the twentieth century, eventually finding its stride in the mid-1970s.
Also answers toDame, D, Day
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 2,478 souls, A.D. 1976 2025
2025: 604 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
37 yrs
Most Damons were born around 1976 — old enough to remember dial-up.
Peak Reign
1976
№104 that year
Generation
Gen X, 38%
then Gen Z 22% · Millennial 19%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈69K ever born · holding steady
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Damon grew up with
SSA Dataroller rinks·the Rubik's Cube·the Atari 2600
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Damon peaked in 1976.
Estimated average age: 37.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Damon sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Damon sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Damon. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as calm, slightly detached, and firmly rooted in the late 1970s. It projects the energy of someone who owned a leather jacket before it was considered vintage. It never quite hit the top one hundred, which spares it the indignity of feeling overused. The general expectation is someone who listens patiently before offering a very short answer.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name hit its high-water mark in 1976, logging around two thousand births and reaching rank 104.
Field Note 02
Generation X accounts for thirty-eight percent of all living Damons, though a later mini-revival gave twenty-two percent of the ledger to Generation Z.
Field Note 03
The estimated average age today is thirty-seven, placing the typical bearer squarely in mid-career.
Notable Damons
AI-WrittenDamon Runyonshort-story writer and journalist, b. 1880
Damon Wayanscomedian and actor, b. 1960
Damon HillFormula One racing driver, b. 1960
Damon Albarnmusician and songwriter, b. 1968
Damon Lindelofscreenwriter and producer, b. 1973
Ephemera — If Damon were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Oakland, California
Color
Charcoal Grey
Job
Sound Engineer
Object
Cassette deck with Dolby noise reduction
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