Damita
Damita Chandler is an American gospel singer.
Meaning & Origin of Damita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Damita Chandler is an American gospel singer.
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The Story of Damita
The earliest SSA record of Damita as a baby girl name dates back to 1950, when 5 babies received it. 1961 was its biggest year on record, with 117 newborns named Damita — #1,001 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Damitas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Damitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Damita
Damita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Damita's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #1,001. Use the chart and map above to compare Damita'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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