Boys' name · peaked in 2013
Damian name popularity since 1925
110,162 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Damian. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Damian is about 16 years old in 2026. Damian peaked in 2013 as the #98 name for boys, and it ranked #109 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 110,162
- Named Damian, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #109
- for boys in 2025 (3,213 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 336 girls · 109,826 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.68× its national share
Peak year is the year Damian made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Damian births per year, 1925–2025
2013 was the biggest year for Damian both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1967 and 1972, Damian became 3.9× more common, from 1 in 10,100 baby boys to 1 in 2,610.
- Steepest fall: Between 1976 and 1981, its share of baby boys fell by 54%, from 1 in 1,580 to 1 in 3,460.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Damian's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Damian.
Decade by decade
Babies named Damian in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 42 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 126 | #2,574 |
| 1940s | 0 | 231 | #1,251 |
| 1950s | 0 | 700 | #779 |
| 1960s | 14 | 1,865 | #597 |
| 1970s | 142 | 7,282 | #230 |
| 1980s | 44 | 5,719 | #362 |
| 1990s | 62 | 12,688 | #221 |
| 2000s | 29 | 26,034 | #156 |
| 2010s | 45 | 35,284 | #116 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 19,855 | #109 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.8% of babies named Damian from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Damian is most popular
The index compares Damian's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Damian.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.68× | 1,422 |
| Arizona | 3.02× | 4,248 |
| New Mexico | 2.62× | 1,571 |
| California | 2.34× | 26,820 |
| Texas | 2.01× | 17,092 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Damian and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Damian (this page) | 109,826 | 2013 |
| Damien | 64,757 | 2007 |
| Damion | 16,888 | 1977 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Damian's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Damian.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Damian (2013).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data