Damon Hill
There are approximately 88 people named Damon Hill living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,894,936 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Damon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hill. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
88
1 in 3,894,936
Named Damon
63K
Alive today
Named Hill
481K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 63K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1976
Average age: 38
Top Census group: White (54.3%)
Estimated bearers: 481K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #41
Per 100K: 140.21
Top ancestry: White (62.0%)
First name trend
Damon: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Damon. The peak year was 1976 with 2,478 births. The average person named Damon today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Damon
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Damon, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 54.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Damon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Damon at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White54.3% · 27,170
- Black or African American29.4% · 14,691
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 3,723
- Two or more races5.8% · 2,901
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 939
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 598
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hill surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hill, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Hill described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Hill at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.0% · 259,686
- Black or African American28.1% · 117,840
- Two or more races4.8% · 20,188
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 14,886
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3,696
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2,780
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Damon has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0183% of the US population, based on 62,755 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Damon right now.
The surname Hill appears at a rate of 140.21 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1402%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 88 people with the full name Damon Hill. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Damon Hill: questions and answers
How many people are named Damon Hill?
We estimate approximately 88 people in the United States share the full name Damon Hill. That works out to about 1 in 3,894,936 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0183%) with the surname frequency (140.21 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Damon Hill?
We classify Damon Hill as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,894,936 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Damon a male or female name?
Damon is predominantly male. Out of 68,542 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Damon profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Damon Hill?
For a quick modern take, check how common the name Damon Hill is on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.