# Damaris (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/damaris/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “calf” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 13,286 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 552 / 12,734 (96% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 222, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from Ancient Greek as a variation of δάμαλις (dámalis, “calf”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 251 | 1,005 |
| 2012 | 193 | 1,252 |
| 2013 | 211 | 1,140 |
| 2014 | 203 | 1,198 |
| 2015 | 163 | 1,418 |
| 2016 | 154 | 1,489 |
| 2017 | 148 | 1,497 |
| 2018 | 146 | 1,497 |
| 2019 | 129 | 1,643 |
| 2020 | 134 | 1,573 |
| 2021 | 126 | 1,654 |
| 2022 | 144 | 1,509 |
| 2023 | 135 | 1,569 |
| 2024 | 155 | 1,429 |
| 2025 | 150 | 1,437 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 6,472 |
| 2009 | 15 | 5,860 |
| 2010 | 13 | 6,424 |
| 2011 | 14 | 6,014 |
| 2012 | 7 | 9,930 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,550 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8,277 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8,927 |
| 2016 | 6 | 11,027 |
| 2017 | 5 | 12,701 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9,897 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9,071 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8,215 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,550 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11,170 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 2,275 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5,876 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3,160 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,464 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1,783 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,757 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,925 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1,887 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1,782 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,846 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2,178 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3,218 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2,115 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,788 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |

## People named Damaris

- Damaris Egurrola, Dutch association football player
- Damaris Lewis, American model and actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.