Damian

Last seen for girls in 2018 at #12,464 · #109 for boys in 2025, 3,213 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2013 · 3,976 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
2 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
109,920
since 1912

Damian over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #98, 2013boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1093,213
2024—#1103,245
2023—#1083,293
2022—#1083,466
2021—#1133,299
2020—#1103,339
2019—#1123,452
2018#12,4647#1093,553
2017#14,1246#1193,344
2016—#1233,346
2015—#1163,491
2014#14,5586#1023,882
2013#9,61211#983,976
2012—#993,860
2011#12,1538#1383,014
2010#13,4487#1213,366
2009#17,2945#1273,350
2008—#1333,077
2007—#1372,989
2006#15,1526#1372,977
2005#16,4625#1562,630
2004#11,6248#1602,529
2003—#1632,454
2002#15,4325#1632,345
2001—#1891,963
2000—#2051,720
1999—#2201,540
1998#9,2609#2071,567
1997#12,0706#2061,507
1996#13,5185#2141,408
1995#10,5147#2211,351
1994#8,8049#2151,349
1993#11,7806#2521,133
1992#11,7386#2611,087
1991#11,5096#277964
1990#9,2478#322782
1989—#307777
1988#10,3866#342620
1987—#364537
1986#8,5237#363514
1985—#362507
1984#7,3988#346540
1983#7,3128#339542
1982—#328583
1981#10,4115#347517
1980#6,31910#326582
1979#4,42016#296678
1978#7,6497#244847
1977#4,42515#2101,054
1976#4,90512#213993
1975#3,25921#230891
1974#3,11022#241829
1973#3,48118#278658
1972#4,09114#298622
1971#5,5439#417371
1970#5,8188#446339
1969#5,0579#455283
1968#7,0165#453285
1967—#571173
1966—#577171
1965—#597162
1964—#585183
1963—#602170
1962—#607163
1961—#656143
1960—#683132
1959—#750103
1958—#83581
1957—#80387
1956—#79288
1955—#77988
1954—#89268
1953—#98953
1952—#93957
1951—#1,17138
1950—#1,18137
1949—#1,11040
1948—#1,28032
1947—#1,51924
1946—#1,69218
1945—#1,24928
1944—#1,89014
1943—#1,39925
1942—#1,79916
1941—#1,68517
1940—#1,68017
1939—#1,71216
1938—#1,68917
1937—#1,99213
1936—#2,30110
1935—#2,5299
1934—#2,5639
1933—#1,99713
1932—#1,77717
1931—#2,32811
1930—#2,44411
1929—#3,5596
1928—#3,3577
1927—#3,4517
1926—#3,1398
1925—#2,19314
1924—#2,82210
1923—#2,9509
1922—#2,24014
1921—#3,2148
1920—#3,2088
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1918—#3,3687
1917—#2,56210
1916——
1915—#3,0827
1914—#2,6517
1913—#2,0928
1912—#2,2696
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Damian! It came in at #2,269, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1916, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Damian is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedNHWashington: #268 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,421 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #280 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,827 boysMNIllinois: #469 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,516 boysILWisconsin: #207 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,026 boysWIMichigan: #252 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,376 boysMINew York: #228 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,717 boysNYMassachusetts: #216 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,354 boysMARhode Island: #135 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,206 boysRIOregon: #232 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,815 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedIAIndiana: #318 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,470 boysINOhio: #308 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,538 boysOHPennsylvania: #185 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,759 boysPANew Jersey: #221 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,765 boysNJConnecticut: #272 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,973 boysCTCalifornia: #211 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 1,365 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedUTColorado: #209 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,393 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #425 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,856 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #272 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,384 boysVAMaryland: #234 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,144 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedDEArizona: #304 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,118 boysAZNew Mexico: #199 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 981 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedARTennessee: #396 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,354 boysTNNorth Carolina: #545 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,320 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #195 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,168 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #203 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,008 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedALGeorgia: #445 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,066 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Damian, so not publishedHITexas: #311 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 2,171 boysTXFlorida: #308 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,524 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#135 · 1 in 1,206
  2. Pennsylvania#185 · 1 in 1,759
  3. District of Columbia#195 · 1 in 1,168
  4. New Mexico#199 · 1 in 981
  5. Louisiana#203 · 1 in 1,008

Best ever in a state: #30 in New Mexico, 2012.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#13551 in 1,206
Pennsylvania#185451 in 1,759
District of Columbia#19581 in 1,168
New Mexico#19991 in 981
Louisiana#203311 in 1,008
Wisconsin#207151 in 2,026
Colorado#209131 in 1,393
California#2111101 in 1,365
Massachusetts#216161 in 2,354
New Jersey#221261 in 1,765
New York#228711 in 1,717
Oregon#23281 in 1,815
Maryland#234111 in 2,144
Michigan#252291 in 2,376
Washington#26891 in 2,421
Connecticut#27261 in 2,973
Virginia#272141 in 2,384
Minnesota#28071 in 3,827
Arizona#30481 in 2,118
Florida#308201 in 2,524
Ohio#308231 in 3,538
Texas#311491 in 2,171
Indiana#318121 in 3,470
Tennessee#39661 in 5,354
Missouri#42561 in 5,856
Georgia#44581 in 5,066
Illinois#469151 in 5,516
North Carolina#54551 in 8,320
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Damian
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#110 → #109)
  • 1 spot since 2020 (#110 → #109)
  • 7 spots since 2015 (#116 → #109)
  • Biggest jump: 232 spots in 1952 (#1,171 → #939)
  • Biggest drop: 52 spots in 1979 (#244 → #296)
Rise & fade · boys
101 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 2013 at #98 (3,976 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 2 yrs · run 2012–2013
  • Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1952–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 476
  • Highest: 1 in 476 boys born in 2013 were named Damian (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 532 boys born in 2025 (0.19%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 32.1% of all boys named Damian (35,284) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s45#2,092 (1913)#2,671
1920s91#2,193 (1925)#3,013
1930s126#1,689 (1938)#2,133
1940s231#1,110 (1949)#1,530
1950s700#750 (1959)#913
1960s1,865#453 (1968)#579
1970s7,282#210 (1977)#287
1980s5,719#307 (1989)#342
1990s12,688#206 (1997)#240
2000s26,034#127 (2009)#157
2010s35,284#98 (2013)#114
2020s19,855#108 (2022)#110

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Damian in 1972

girls
#4,091
14 births · 1 in 108,660 girls
boys
#298
622 births · 1 in 2,607 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #4,091Damian14

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #298Damian622
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 108,660 of them was named Damian, which outranked 57.7% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Damian
  1. #3,894Yanira15
  2. #3,894Yasmine15
  3. #3,894Ylonda15
  4. #4,091Damian14
  5. #4,091Abbe14
  6. #4,091Alfred14
  7. #4,091Alfredia14
  8. #4,300Adelaide13
  9. #4,300Adrea13
  10. #4,300Alaine13

Tied with 208 names at #4,091; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 2,607 of them was named Damian, which outranked 94.8% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Damian
  1. #295Allan626
  2. #296Julian624
  3. #297Clifton623
  4. #298Damian622
  5. #299Spencer621
  6. #300Nelson620
  7. #301Chadwick619
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1972 →