Damian
Greek Damianos, from damazo, to tame or subdue. Saints Cosmas and Damian, physicians martyred together, carried the name across Christian Europe.
Damian in 2025
Damian was given to 3,213 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 192nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,032 babies born.
The history of Damian
Damian reached its highest point in 2013, when 3,987 babies were given the name, ranking 165th that year.
Across the 114 years of records since 1912, 110,256 babies have been named Damian. Half of them were born before 2010, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Damian by decade
| Decade | Babies named Damian | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | 4,124 |
| 1920s | 91 | 4,383 |
| 1930s | 126 | 3,424 |
| 1940s | 231 | 2,481 |
| 1950s | 700 | 1,757 |
| 1960s | 1,879 | 991 |
| 1970s | 7,424 | 445 |
| 1980s | 5,763 | 631 |
| 1990s | 12,750 | 406 |
| 2000s | 26,063 | 226 |
| 2010s | 35,329 | 165 |
| 2020s | 19,855 | 180 |
Where Damian is heading
Damian has fallen 8% over the past decade, from 3,491 babies in 2015 to 3,213 in 2025.
Names like Damian
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Damian.