Damaj
Dammaj is a small town in the Sa'dah Governorate of north-western Yemen, southeast by road from Sa'dah in a valley of the same name.
Meaning & Origin of Damaj
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dammaj is a small town in the Sa'dah Governorate of north-western Yemen, southeast by road from Sa'dah in a valley of the same name.
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The Story of Damaj
The earliest SSA record of Damaj as a baby boy name dates back to 2008, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Damaj — #12,551 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Damaj on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Damaj last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Damaj
Phonetically similar names — useful when Damaj is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Damage
- Domage
- Dommage
- Doomage
- Damaged
- Damager
- Dunnage
- Tannage
- Damning
- Dimish
- Damming
- Danesh
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Damaj
Damaj is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Damaj's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #12,551. Use the chart and map above to compare Damaj's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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