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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 109,920since 1912
Damian over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #109 | 3,213 | |
| 2024 | — | #110 | 3,245 | |
| 2023 | — | #108 | 3,293 | |
| 2022 | — | #108 | 3,466 | |
| 2021 | — | #113 | 3,299 | |
| 2020 | — | #110 | 3,339 | |
| 2019 | — | #112 | 3,452 | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #109 | 3,553 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #119 | 3,344 |
| 2016 | — | #123 | 3,346 | |
| 2015 | — | #116 | 3,491 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #102 | 3,882 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #98 | 3,976 |
| 2012 | — | #99 | 3,860 | |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #138 | 3,014 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #121 | 3,366 |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #127 | 3,350 |
| 2008 | — | #133 | 3,077 | |
| 2007 | — | #137 | 2,989 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #137 | 2,977 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #156 | 2,630 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #160 | 2,529 |
| 2003 | — | #163 | 2,454 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #163 | 2,345 |
| 2001 | — | #189 | 1,963 | |
| 2000 | — | #205 | 1,720 | |
| 1999 | — | #220 | 1,540 | |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #207 | 1,567 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #206 | 1,507 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #214 | 1,408 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #221 | 1,351 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #215 | 1,349 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #252 | 1,133 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #261 | 1,087 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #277 | 964 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #322 | 782 |
| 1989 | — | #307 | 777 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #342 | 620 |
| 1987 | — | #364 | 537 | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #363 | 514 |
| 1985 | — | #362 | 507 | |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #346 | 540 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #339 | 542 |
| 1982 | — | #328 | 583 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #347 | 517 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #326 | 582 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #296 | 678 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #244 | 847 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #210 | 1,054 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | #213 | 993 |
| 1975 | #3,259 | 21 | #230 | 891 |
| 1974 | #3,110 | 22 | #241 | 829 |
| 1973 | #3,481 | 18 | #278 | 658 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #298 | 622 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #417 | 371 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #446 | 339 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #455 | 283 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #453 | 285 |
| 1967 | — | #571 | 173 | |
| 1966 | — | #577 | 171 | |
| 1965 | — | #597 | 162 | |
| 1964 | — | #585 | 183 | |
| 1963 | — | #602 | 170 | |
| 1962 | — | #607 | 163 | |
| 1961 | — | #656 | 143 | |
| 1960 | — | #683 | 132 | |
| 1959 | — | #750 | 103 | |
| 1958 | — | #835 | 81 | |
| 1957 | — | #803 | 87 | |
| 1956 | — | #792 | 88 | |
| 1955 | — | #779 | 88 | |
| 1954 | — | #892 | 68 | |
| 1953 | — | #989 | 53 | |
| 1952 | — | #939 | 57 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,171 | 38 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,181 | 37 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,110 | 40 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,280 | 32 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,692 | 18 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,249 | 28 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,890 | 14 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,399 | 25 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,799 | 16 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,685 | 17 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,680 | 17 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,689 | 17 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,992 | 13 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,301 | 10 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,777 | 17 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,451 | 7 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,139 | 8 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,822 | 10 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,950 | 9 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,240 | 14 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,214 | 8 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
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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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#30 · 1 in 133
- California#39 · 1 in 181
- Nevada#43 · 1 in 190
- Arizona#55 · 1 in 226
- Texas#57 · 1 in 254
Best ever in a state: #30 in New Mexico, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #30 | 73 | 1 in 133 |
| California | #39 | 1,273 | 1 in 181 |
| Nevada | #43 | 70 | 1 in 190 |
| Arizona | #55 | 164 | 1 in 226 |
| Texas | #57 | 699 | 1 in 254 |
| Illinois | #83 | 196 | 1 in 339 |
| Idaho | #84 | 27 | 1 in 300 |
| Oregon | #95 | 52 | 1 in 348 |
| Colorado | #101 | 68 | 1 in 399 |
| Washington | #116 | 79 | 1 in 455 |
| Connecticut | #130 | 25 | 1 in 574 |
| Florida | #131 | 155 | 1 in 593 |
| New Jersey | #133 | 65 | 1 in 638 |
| Kansas | #134 | 33 | 1 in 488 |
| Delaware | #137 | 8 | 1 in 444 |
| Rhode Island | #142 | 8 | 1 in 492 |
| Utah | #147 | 41 | 1 in 528 |
| District of Columbia | #148 | 8 | 1 in 516 |
| Oklahoma | #162 | 32 | 1 in 633 |
| New York | #165 | 123 | 1 in 848 |
| Nebraska | #168 | 17 | 1 in 582 |
| Minnesota | #185 | 36 | 1 in 769 |
| Pennsylvania | #191 | 67 | 1 in 899 |
| Virginia | #203 | 43 | 1 in 973 |
| South Dakota | #205 | 6 | 1 in 680 |
| Massachusetts | #208 | 29 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Alabama | #210 | 23 | 1 in 965 |
| Indiana | #218 | 37 | 1 in 964 |
| Tennessee | #219 | 35 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Georgia | #226 | 52 | 1 in 1,039 |
| North Carolina | #226 | 49 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Maine | #230 | 5 | 1 in 948 |
| Michigan | #232 | 44 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Wisconsin | #235 | 26 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Ohio | #249 | 47 | 1 in 1,272 |
| South Carolina | #256 | 16 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Missouri | #263 | 26 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Arkansas | #277 | 12 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Maryland | #278 | 20 | 1 in 1,387 |
| Kentucky | #295 | 14 | 1 in 1,584 |
| West Virginia | #317 | 5 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Iowa | #336 | 10 | 1 in 1,512 |
| Mississippi | #449 | 6 | 1 in 2,242 |
| Louisiana | #567 | 8 | 1 in 3,023 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | #2,092 (1913) | #2,671 |
| 1920s | 91 | #2,193 (1925) | #3,013 |
| 1930s | 126 | #1,689 (1938) | #2,133 |
| 1940s | 231 | #1,110 (1949) | #1,530 |
| 1950s | 700 | #750 (1959) | #913 |
| 1960s | 1,865 | #453 (1968) | #579 |
| 1970s | 7,282 | #210 (1977) | #287 |
| 1980s | 5,719 | #307 (1989) | #342 |
| 1990s | 12,688 | #206 (1997) | #240 |
| 2000s | 26,034 | #127 (2009) | #157 |
| 2010s | 35,284 | #98 (2013) | #114 |
| 2020s | 19,855 | #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 2012
boys
#99
3,860 births · 1 in 491 boys
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 491 of them was named Damian, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.