Damian
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About Damian
Damian has sidestepped its demonic horror movie overtones, leaving a basically friendly and charming Irish image. A well-used upper-class name in England, it is growing in popularity here.
There are several saints by this name, including an early one who was a renowned healer.
Damian Lewis is a British actor, the star of Homeland and now Billions, Damian Marley, youngest son of Bob Marley, is a Grammy-winning reggae artist in his own right.
The French spelling Damien is another option.
As of October 2026, Damian ranked #109 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #98 in 2013, Nameberry popularity #309.
Editor's take: The name Damian is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "to tame, subdue".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #102 | 3,880 | 2,019.9 |
| 2015 | #116 | 3,491 | 1,821.3 |
| 2016 | #123 | 3,346 | 1,763.2 |
| 2017 | #119 | 3,344 | 1,806.6 |
| 2018 | #109 | 3,551 | 1,955.2 |
| 2019 | #112 | 3,452 | 1,924 |
| 2020 | #110 | 3,337 | 1,933.3 |
| 2021 | #113 | 3,299 | 1,885.7 |
| 2022 | #107 | 3,464 | 1,984 |
| 2023 | #108 | 3,291 | 1,923.9 |
| 2024 | #110 | 3,233 | 1,876.5 |
| 2025 | #109 | 3,213 | 1,881.1 |
World rankings
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Damian on lists
Famous Damians
- Saint Damian
Syrian physician and martyr; twin brother of Cosmas
- Damian Robert Nesta "Jr. Gong" Marley
Jamaican singer; son of singer Bob Marley
- Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard
American basketball player
- Damian Watcyn Lewis
English actor
- Damian Joseph McGinty
Irish actor and singer
- Damian Williams
American NFL football player
- Damian Charles Hurley (b. 2002)
son of actress Elizabeth Hurley
- Damian Musk (b. 2006)
son of Tesla founder Elon Musk; triplet of brothers Saxon and Kai
- Damian Angelo Geronimo
son of singer Buse Ünlü & Geronimo Firgilio
- Damián Rafael van der Vaart (b. 2003)
son of TV personality/model Sylvie Meis and football player Rafael van der Vaart
- Damián Čech (b. 2009)
son of footballer Petr Čech
- Damian Kulash
lead singer of American rock band OK Go
Damian in pop culture
- Damian Thorn
evil child in "The Omen" films
- Damian Spinelli
character on American soap "General Hospital"
- Damian
Character from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” in the Merchant’s Tale
- Damian Wayne aka Robin
character in Batman comics
- Damian Henry
character on TV series "Six Degrees"
- Damian Tenma
character from the game "Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies"
- Damian Smerk
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Damian Desmond
character from manga series "Spy X Family"
- Damian
character in the movie and musical "Mean Girls"
Variations & nicknames
- DamianoItalian
- DamyanRussian
- DamiãoPortuguese
- DamienRussian
- DamyonRussian
- DamekHungarian
- DemaRussian
- DamiánSpanish
- DemyanRussian
- DamjanHungarian
- DamanIrish
- DyfanWelsh