The baby name Dameron has been used sparingly for both genders. It’s only a one-hit wonder so far on the girls’ list, but, notably, it was the highest-hitting one-hit wonder the year it showed up:
- 1971: unlisted
- 1970: unlisted
- 1969: 15 baby girls named Dameron [debut]
- 1968: unlisted
- 1967: unlisted
So, what’s behind that spike?
I don’t know for sure. My only theory so far makes sense in some ways, but not in others.
In February of 1969, an episode of the TV crime drama Ironside featured a bad-guy character named Dameron (played by Skip Homeier). Ironside was a popular show, and the timing was just right, but…this was a male character, and he was only featured in the last 15 minutes of the episode.
Could the character be the cause, or is this just a strange coincidence?
Do you have any theories about the sudden appearance of Dameron in the data?
(Here are two facts that could potentially be clues: Cameron saw slightly higher usage as a girl name in 1969, and the rarity Tameron popped up on the girls’ side of the list the same year.)
Source: Moonlight Means Money (TV episode) – Ironside – IMDb, Ironside – Wikipedia