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Damian
Pronounced /ˈdeɪmɪən/
Rank in 2024
#110
Born in 2024
3,233
Peak year
2013 · #98
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 3,233 boys were named Damian, about 1 in every 531.
- It peaked in 2013 with 3,974 babies, ranked #98.
- It first shows up in the records in 1912.
- 106,683 boys have been named Damian since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Damian per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.3Gen X1965–80
- 0.4Millennials1981–96
- 1.3Gen Z1997–12
- 1.9Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 123 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Silent: 256 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,605 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen X: 8,941 babies, 0.33 per 1,000. Millennials: 13,210 babies, 0.43 per 1,000. Gen Z: 40,886 babies, 1.30 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 41,662 babies, 1.92 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From the Ancient Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianós) which was derived from δαμάω (damáō, “to tame”) (see δαμάζω (damázō)). Name known in Ancient Greece, later borne by Christian saints.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈdeɪmɪən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Damian, CC BY-SA 4.0.