How Many People Are Named Damaris?
people named Damaris are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 26,842 people in the US has this name
Based on 13,286 babies named Damaris in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
496 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Probably means "calf, heifer, girl" from Greek δαμαλις (damalis). In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Damaris, 95.8% were girls and 4.2% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Damaris alive today is about 28 years old, and 61% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Damaris first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2006, to 496 babies. In 2025, 150 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Damaris has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #603, in 2006. In 2025 it ranked #1,437.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,437 |
| Best rank | #603 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #729 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Damaris alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Damaris were born in California than in any other state: about 2,342 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Damaris was given 3.2 times as often in New York, 2.2 times in New Jersey and 1.8 times in Arizona.
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