Damien
Last seen for girls in 2013 at #16,547 · #352 for boys in 2025, 935 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1978 · 1,507 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 64,757since 1936
Damien over time
Rank among boys' names. Damien has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #352 | 935 | |
| 2024 | — | #343 | 1,005 | |
| 2023 | — | #330 | 1,013 | |
| 2022 | — | #305 | 1,102 | |
| 2021 | — | #280 | 1,235 | |
| 2020 | — | #277 | 1,216 | |
| 2019 | — | #282 | 1,246 | |
| 2018 | — | #264 | 1,362 | |
| 2017 | — | #266 | 1,355 | |
| 2016 | — | #278 | 1,305 | |
| 2015 | — | #254 | 1,426 | |
| 2014 | — | #249 | 1,509 | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #226 | 1,619 |
| 2012 | — | #218 | 1,667 | |
| 2011 | — | #198 | 1,835 | |
| 2010 | — | #192 | 1,937 | |
| 2009 | — | #188 | 2,014 | |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #189 | 2,111 |
| 2007 | — | #182 | 2,265 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #195 | 1,993 |
| 2005 | — | #200 | 1,939 | |
| 2004 | #9,264 | 11 | #196 | 1,957 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #197 | 1,890 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #212 | 1,652 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #241 | 1,402 |
| 2000 | — | #258 | 1,303 | |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #268 | 1,119 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #300 | 950 |
| 1997 | — | #301 | 907 | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #314 | 840 |
| 1995 | — | #285 | 954 | |
| 1994 | — | #280 | 976 | |
| 1993 | — | #304 | 904 | |
| 1992 | — | #308 | 865 | |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | #316 | 812 |
| 1990 | — | #332 | 746 | |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #309 | 774 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #327 | 658 |
| 1987 | — | #344 | 580 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #314 | 645 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #296 | 687 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #288 | 708 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #262 | 790 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #242 | 951 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #228 | 1,037 |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #182 | 1,338 |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | #183 | 1,321 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #161 | 1,507 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | #246 | 833 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | #284 | 663 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #326 | 542 |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | #284 | 659 |
| 1973 | — | #417 | 355 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #473 | 274 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #681 | 148 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #737 | 124 |
| 1969 | — | #799 | 93 | |
| 1968 | — | #805 | 85 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,018 | 51 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,282 | 35 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,144 | 43 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,147 | 45 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,318 | 35 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,204 | 42 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,279 | 38 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,295 | 37 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,501 | 28 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,370 | 32 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,547 | 26 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,091 | 15 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,845 | 18 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,956 | 16 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,287 | 12 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,665 | 21 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,838 | 17 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,438 | 10 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,941 | 15 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,326 | 11 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,356 | 11 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,919 | 7 | |
| 1945 | — | #3,338 | 5 | |
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,940 | 7 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,983 | 13 | |
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| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
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| 1936 | — | #3,147 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Damien! It came in at #3,147, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1937, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Damien is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#75 · 1 in 343
- Louisiana#87 · 1 in 431
- Delaware#103 · 1 in 530
- Connecticut#119 · 1 in 824
- New York#134 · 1 in 888
Best ever in a state: #64 in District of Columbia, 1978.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #75 | 23 | 1 in 343 |
| Louisiana | #87 | 81 | 1 in 431 |
| Delaware | #103 | 7 | 1 in 530 |
| Connecticut | #119 | 21 | 1 in 824 |
| New York | #134 | 125 | 1 in 888 |
| Virginia | #137 | 40 | 1 in 832 |
| Florida | #138 | 73 | 1 in 750 |
| Maryland | #140 | 27 | 1 in 839 |
| Alabama | #144 | 36 | 1 in 750 |
| New Jersey | #147 | 41 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Massachusetts | #150 | 25 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Indiana | #156 | 32 | 1 in 1,283 |
| Missouri | #163 | 30 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Nevada | #163 | 5 | 1 in 991 |
| Ohio | #165 | 59 | 1 in 1,363 |
| Hawaii | #176 | 8 | 1 in 805 |
| Pennsylvania | #179 | 51 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Illinois | #182 | 69 | 1 in 1,214 |
| South Carolina | #184 | 20 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Kansas | #186 | 13 | 1 in 1,295 |
| Minnesota | #186 | 16 | 1 in 1,945 |
| California | #190 | 158 | 1 in 1,138 |
| Georgia | #190 | 33 | 1 in 1,190 |
| Wisconsin | #196 | 17 | 1 in 2,031 |
| Michigan | #198 | 38 | 1 in 1,764 |
| North Carolina | #198 | 28 | 1 in 1,341 |
| Tennessee | #203 | 22 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Washington | #210 | 17 | 1 in 1,743 |
| Arkansas | #217 | 10 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Kentucky | #220 | 13 | 1 in 2,166 |
| Mississippi | #225 | 14 | 1 in 1,352 |
| Iowa | #234 | 8 | 1 in 2,771 |
| Nebraska | #238 | 5 | 1 in 2,391 |
| Texas | #243 | 83 | 1 in 1,486 |
| Arizona | #252 | 12 | 1 in 1,744 |
| Colorado | #252 | 10 | 1 in 2,177 |
| Utah | #287 | 7 | 1 in 2,716 |
| Oregon | #319 | 6 | 1 in 3,227 |
| Oklahoma | #325 | 7 | 1 in 3,049 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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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 Damien
- 9 spots since 2024 (#343 → #352)
- 75 spots since 2020 (#277 → #352)
- 98 spots since 2015 (#254 → #352)
- Biggest jump: 213 spots in 1968 (#1,018 → #805)
- Biggest drop: 46 spots in 1981 (#182 → #228)
- Debuted 1936
- Peaked 1978 at #161 (1,507 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1968–2025
- Highest: 1 in 916 boys born in 2007 were named Damien (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,827 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #161 in 1978, was only 1 in 1,089 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 28.6% of all boys named Damien (18,526) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 12 | #3,147 (1936) | #3,161 |
| 1940s | 86 | #1,941 (1949) | #2,558 |
| 1950s | 195 | #1,370 (1958) | #1,854 |
| 1960s | 504 | #799 (1969) | #1,129 |
| 1970s | 6,426 | #161 (1978) | #379 |
| 1980s | 8,168 | #182 (1980) | #279 |
| 1990s | 9,073 | #268 (1999) | #301 |
| 2000s | 18,526 | #182 (2007) | #206 |
| 2010s | 15,261 | #192 (2010) | #243 |
| 2020s | 6,506 | #277 (2020) | #315 |
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.
Damien in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 72,967 of them was named Damien, which outranked 70.4% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,442Trang23
- #3,442Valery23
- #3,442Vincent23
- #3,541Damien22
- #3,541Alonda22
- #3,541Alondra22
- #3,541Alva22
- #3,668Alise21
- #3,668Allyssa21
- #3,668Alyshia21
Tied with 126 names at #3,541; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 1,303 of them was named Damien, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.