# Damian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/damian/  
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 | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “to tame” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪmɪən/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 110,256 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 109,920 / 336 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,647, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From the Ancient Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianós) which was derived from δαμάω (damáō, “to tame”) (see δαμάζω (damázō)). Name known in Ancient Greece, later borne by Christian saints.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7 | 10,777 |
| 1996 | 5 | 14,020 |
| 1997 | 6 | 12,441 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9,458 |
| 2002 | 5 | 16,024 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11,862 |
| 2005 | 5 | 17,112 |
| 2006 | 6 | 15,582 |
| 2009 | 5 | 17,969 |
| 2010 | 7 | 13,812 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12,438 |
| 2013 | 11 | 9,755 |
| 2014 | 6 | 15,025 |
| 2017 | 6 | 14,559 |
| 2018 | 7 | 12,794 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,014 | 138 |
| 2012 | 3,860 | 99 |
| 2013 | 3,976 | 98 |
| 2014 | 3,882 | 102 |
| 2015 | 3,491 | 116 |
| 2016 | 3,346 | 123 |
| 2017 | 3,344 | 119 |
| 2018 | 3,553 | 109 |
| 2019 | 3,452 | 112 |
| 2020 | 3,339 | 110 |
| 2021 | 3,299 | 113 |
| 2022 | 3,466 | 108 |
| 2023 | 3,293 | 108 |
| 2024 | 3,245 | 110 |
| 2025 | 3,213 | 109 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 129 | 336 |
| 2012 | 152 | 299 |
| 2013 | 144 | 306 |
| 2014 | 128 | 345 |
| 2015 | 156 | 298 |
| 2016 | 139 | 339 |
| 2017 | 146 | 330 |
| 2018 | 180 | 277 |
| 2019 | 168 | 286 |
| 2020 | 174 | 273 |
| 2021 | 164 | 284 |
| 2022 | 180 | 261 |
| 2023 | 186 | 253 |
| 2024 | 172 | 271 |
| 2025 | 161 | 279 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Дамян
- Catalan: Damià
- Chinese: 達米安 /达米安
- French: Damien
- Greek: Δαμιανός
- Icelandic: Damjan
- Italian: Damiano
- Korean: 데미안
- Polish: Damian
- Portuguese: Damião
- Romanian: Damian
- Russian: Демья́н
- Spanish: Damián
- Ukrainian: Дам'ян
- Vietnamese: Đamien

## People named Damian

- Damian Lillard, American basketball player (born 1990)
- Damian Lewis, British actor
- Damian Warner, Canadian decathlete
- Damián Szifron, Argentine film director
- Damian Green, British Conservative politician
- Damian Hardung, German actor
- Damián Iguacén Borau, Catholic bishop (1916-2020)
- Damián Lanza, Ecuadorian footballer
- Cosmas Damian Asam, German artist (1686-1739)
- Damian Young, American actor
- Damian Chapa, American actor and filmmaker
- Damian Jones, American basketball player (born 1995)

## 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.