Boys' name · peaked in 2007
Damien name popularity since 1925
65,018 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Damien. Half of them were born in 2004 or earlier, so the typical Damien is about 22 years old in 2026. Damien peaked in 2007 as the #182 name for boys, and it ranked #352 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 65,018
- Named Damien, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #352
- for boys in 2025 (935 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 261 girls · 64,757 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 2.76× its national share
Peak year is the year Damien 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.
Damien births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Damien both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, Damien became 5.2× more common, from 1 in 15,000 baby boys to 1 in 2,880.
- Steepest fall: Between 1978 and 1983, its share of baby boys fell by 52%, from 1 in 1,090 to 1 in 2,270.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Damien's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Damien.
Decade by decade
Babies named Damien 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 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 12 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 86 | #3,413 |
| 1950s | 0 | 195 | #1,857 |
| 1960s | 0 | 504 | #1,146 |
| 1970s | 100 | 6,426 | #326 |
| 1980s | 86 | 8,168 | #296 |
| 1990s | 29 | 9,073 | #285 |
| 2000s | 41 | 18,526 | #200 |
| 2010s | 5 | 15,261 | #254 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 6,506 | #352 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
41.5% of babies named Damien from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Damien is most popular
The index compares Damien'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 Damien.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 2.76× | 549 |
| Nevada | 2.53× | 573 |
| Arizona | 2.11× | 1,736 |
| New Mexico | 1.62× | 569 |
| Louisiana | 1.43× | 1,629 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Damien 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Damien (this page) | 64,757 | 2007 |
| Damian | 109,826 | 2013 |
| Damion | 16,888 | 1977 |
| Damen | 2,459 | 1978 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Damien's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Damien.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Damien (2007).
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