Damal
Damal, formerly Petereke, is a town in Ardahan Province of Turkey, on the road from Kars to Posof. It is the seat of Damal District. Its population is 2,890 (2021). It consists of 8 quarters, including İnönü. The town is populated by Turkmens.
Meaning & Origin of Damal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Damal, formerly Petereke, is a town in Ardahan Province of Turkey, on the road from Kars to Posof. It is the seat of Damal District. Its population is 2,890 (2021). It consists of 8 quarters, including İnönü. The town is populated by Turkmens.
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The Story of Damal
Damal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 5 Damals were born — ranking #7,906 that year. As of 2026, Damal ranks #7,906 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Damals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Damal
Damal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Damal's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #7,906. Use the chart and map above to compare Damal'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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