Damien
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About Damien
Converting Damian to Damien – or Julian to Julien or Lucian to Lucien – adds a certain je ne sais quoi to names. But most people in English speaking areas will still pronounce this the same as the -an ending form. The French pronunciation is more like "dah-mee-u(n)".
Pronounced DAM-ee-un; dah-mee-EN.
As of October 2026, Damien ranked #352 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #161 in 1978, Nameberry popularity #270.
Editor's take: The name Damien is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "to tame, subdue".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #249 | 1,508 | 785.1 |
| 2015 | #254 | 1,424 | 742.9 |
| 2016 | #278 | 1,304 | 687.1 |
| 2017 | #266 | 1,353 | 731 |
| 2018 | #264 | 1,362 | 749.9 |
| 2019 | #282 | 1,245 | 693.9 |
| 2020 | #277 | 1,216 | 704.5 |
| 2021 | #280 | 1,233 | 704.8 |
| 2022 | #305 | 1,102 | 631.2 |
| 2023 | #330 | 1,012 | 591.6 |
| 2024 | #344 | 999 | 579.8 |
| 2025 | #352 | 935 | 547.4 |
World rankings
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Damien on lists
Famous Damiens
- Saint Damien of Molokai (born Jozef De Veuster)
Belgian priest who cared for lepers
- Damien Chouinard
Houle, son of Québécoise Instagram Influencer mum, Lydia Chouinard,Houle
- Damien Rice
Irish singer,songwriter
- Damien Leo Leith
Irish,Australian singer,songwriter
- Damien Richard Fahey
American TV host and writer
- Damien Haas
American actor and Smosh personality
- Damien Steven Hirst
English artist
- Damien Anthony Duff
Irish footballer
- Damien Sayre Chazelle
American film director
- Damien Le Tallec
French footballer
- Damien Sandow
ring name of Aaron Steven Haddad, American pro wrestler
- Damien Bodie
Australian actor
- Damien Wayne Echols
American memoirist; one of the West Memphis Three
- Damien Holland
son of singer Chaka Khan
- Damien Dante Wayans
son of actress Elvira Wayans
- Damien Nettles (b. 1980)
16 year old British boy who has and still is currently missing from Cowes on the Isle of Wight in 1996
Damien in pop culture
- "Damien
" TV show
- Sgt. Damien Scott
main character in TV series "Strike Back," played by actor Sullivan Stapleton
- Damien Delgaard
recurring villain on "Gossip Girl"
- Damien Karras
a priest in the classic horror film "The Exorcist"
- Damien Thorn
the main character in "The Omen" horror film franchise
- Damien Maslin
character in the "House of Night" series
- Damien Brenks
character in the video game 'Watch Dogs'
- Damien Darhk
DC character and character on The CW's "Arrow"
- Damien Helbourne
character in the video game "Fantasy Life"
- Damien Bloodmarch
character in the video game "Dream Daddy"
- Damien (The Mayor)
character in the web series "Who Killed Markiplier"
- Damien Trotter
character in British sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"
- Damien
character from Deathvalley RPG