Dameron
Dameron is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of Gamay. Its wines are somewhat weightier than Gamay, but it is disappearing from its traditional areas in northern France. Not much is grown in France these days.
Meaning & Origin of Dameron
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dameron is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of Gamay. Its wines are somewhat weightier than Gamay, but it is disappearing from its traditional areas in northern France. Not much is grown in France these days.
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Origin & history
The Story of Dameron
As a girl name
Dameron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 15 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1969, when 15 Damerons were born — ranking #3,618 that year. As of 2026, Dameron ranks #3,618 for girls with 15 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Damerons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dameron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 7 Damerons were born — ranking #6,970 that year. As of 2026, Dameron ranks #9,581 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 39 Damerons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dameron
Dameron is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Dameron's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #6,970. Use the chart and map above to compare Dameron'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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