Damaris

Where Damaris comes from

Uncertain, possibly from Ancient Greek as a variation of δάμαλις (dámalis, “calf”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Damaris
  • Ancient Greek
Along the way
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #3,919 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1986
    Damaris born
    Peruvian singer
  3. 1999
    Damaris Egurrola born
    Dutch association football player
  4. 2006
    Peak, #603
    483 babies named Damaris — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2012
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,251.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, in occasional use.
Namesakes
  • Damaris Egurrola · Dutch association football player, born 1999
  • Damaris · Peruvian singer, born 1986
  • Damaris Lewis · American model and actress, born 1990
  • Damaris Gabriela Aguirre Aldaz · Mexican weightlifter, born 1977
  • Damaris Page · London brothel keeper, entrepreneur and property developer, 1610–1669

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.