Damon

Where Damon comes from

From Ancient Greek Δάμων (Dámōn), a name famous for the story of Damon and Pythias; derivative of δαμάζω (damázō, “to tame, subdue”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Damon
  • Ancient Greek
  • Albanian
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #809 among boys — 6 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1960
    Damon Wayans born
    American comedian, writer, and actor
  3. 1960
    Damon Hill born
    British racing driver
  4. 1976
    Peak, #104
    2,453 babies named Damon — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1980
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #251.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • A male given name from Albanian.
Namesakes
  • Damon Hill · British racing driver, born 1960
  • Damon Wayans · American comedian, writer, and actor, born 1960
  • Damon Galgut · South African writer, born 1963
  • Damon Lindelof · American screenwriter and producer, born 1973

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.