Damon
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Damon
Damon is a name with a strong, pleasing aura (much like the persona of Matt D.) and extremely positive ancient associations. From the classical myth, Damon and Pythias have become symbols of true friendship, as Damon risked his life to save his friend from execution. And Damon of Athens was the fifth century philosopher who taught both Pericles and Socrates.
Other interesting associations: Damon Runyon wrote Guys and Dolls, Damon is one of the funny Wayans brothers, Damon Dash is a high-profile music exec, and Damon Salvatore is a key figure in The Vampire Diaries.
Damon is also given to girls.
Pronounced DAY-mun.
As of October 2026, Damon ranked #501 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #104 in 1976, Nameberry popularity #421.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #406 | 764 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #427 | 717 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #442 | 700 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #438 | 709 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #427 | 718 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #460 | 650 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #430 | 692 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #424 | 727 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #424 | 743 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #425 | 743 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #454 | 686 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #501 | 604 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Damon for boys
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Damon on lists
Famous Damons
- DamonBoy
ancient Greek musicologist and teacher of Pericles
- (Alfred) Damon RunyonBoy
American newspaperman and author
- Damon AlbarnBoy
English lead singer of bands "Blur" and "Gorillaz"
- Damon Graham Devereux HillBoy
English racing driver, son of driver Graham Hill
- Damon Smith aka Smoothe da HustlerBoy
American rapper
- Damon Kyle WayansBoy
American actor
- Damon DashBoy
American record executive and manager
- Damon AllenBoy
American CFL football player
- Damon Laurence LindelofBoy
American TV producer and writer
- Damon ElliottBoy
American record producer; son of singer Dionne Warwick
- Damon Lamon StoudamireBoy
American basketball player
- (Mark) Damon PieriBoy
American NFL football player
- Damon DuvalBoy
American NFL football player
- Damon Jerrel DunnBoy
American NFL football player and politician
- Damon Che (Fitzgerald)Boy
American drummer of band Don Caballero
- Matthew Paige "Matt" DamonBoy
American actor
- Damon Leif Scott (b. 2018)Boy
son of American actor Reid Scott
Damon in pop culture
- Damon SalvatoreBoy
main character in book and TV series "The Vampire Diaries"
- DamonBoy
Greek mythological figure, friend of Pythias
- Damon WildeveBoy
sullen failed engineer and innkeeper in The Return of the Native (1878) by Thomas Hardy
- Damon YoungBoy
a main character on TV's "Make It or Break It"
- Damon GantBoy
villain in the Attorney video game series
- Damon DawsonBoy
character on TV's "Heroes"
- Damon CarterBoy
character on TV's "Soul Food"
- Damon GreyBoy
character in "Danny Phantom"
- "DamonBoy
" novel by Charles Terry Cline, Jr. and its main character
- DamonBoy
"nomad" spelled backwards
- Damon BradleyBoy
the name of the man the lead character believes she is destined to marry in the 1994 film, "Only You".