How Many People Are Named Damian?
people named Damian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,189 people in the US has this name
Based on 110,256 babies named Damian in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
3,987 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαζω (damazo) "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmo in Syria early in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians. Due to his renown, the name came into general use in Christian Europe. Another saint by this name was Peter Damian, an 11th-century cardinal and theologian from Italy.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Damian in English. Counting Damian and these spellings together, about 123,418 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Damian (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Damian alive today is about 19 years old, and 81% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Damian first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2013, to 3,987 babies. In 2025, 3,213 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Damian never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #98, in 2013, and it was in the top 100 for 2 years, 2012 to 2013. In 2025 it ranked #109.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #109 |
| Best rank | #98 (2013) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (2012 to 2013) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #112 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Damian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Damian were born in California than in any other state: about 26,327 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Damian was given 2.6 times as often in New Mexico, 1.9 times in Arizona and 1.9 times in California.
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