Damian
Last seen for girls in 2018 at #12,464 · #109 for boys in 2025, 3,213 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2013 · 3,976 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 109,920since 1912
Damian over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #109 | 3,213 | |
| 2024 | — | #110 | 3,245 | |
| 2023 | — | #108 | 3,293 | |
| 2022 | — | #108 | 3,466 | |
| 2021 | — | #113 | 3,299 | |
| 2020 | — | #110 | 3,339 | |
| 2019 | — | #112 | 3,452 | |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #109 | 3,553 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #119 | 3,344 |
| 2016 | — | #123 | 3,346 | |
| 2015 | — | #116 | 3,491 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #102 | 3,882 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #98 | 3,976 |
| 2012 | — | #99 | 3,860 | |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #138 | 3,014 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #121 | 3,366 |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #127 | 3,350 |
| 2008 | — | #133 | 3,077 | |
| 2007 | — | #137 | 2,989 | |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #137 | 2,977 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #156 | 2,630 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #160 | 2,529 |
| 2003 | — | #163 | 2,454 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #163 | 2,345 |
| 2001 | — | #189 | 1,963 | |
| 2000 | — | #205 | 1,720 | |
| 1999 | — | #220 | 1,540 | |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #207 | 1,567 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #206 | 1,507 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #214 | 1,408 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #221 | 1,351 |
| 1994 | #8,804 | 9 | #215 | 1,349 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #252 | 1,133 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #261 | 1,087 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #277 | 964 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #322 | 782 |
| 1989 | — | #307 | 777 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #342 | 620 |
| 1987 | — | #364 | 537 | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #363 | 514 |
| 1985 | — | #362 | 507 | |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #346 | 540 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #339 | 542 |
| 1982 | — | #328 | 583 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #347 | 517 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #326 | 582 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #296 | 678 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #244 | 847 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #210 | 1,054 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | #213 | 993 |
| 1975 | #3,259 | 21 | #230 | 891 |
| 1974 | #3,110 | 22 | #241 | 829 |
| 1973 | #3,481 | 18 | #278 | 658 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #298 | 622 |
| 1971 | #5,543 | 9 | #417 | 371 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | #446 | 339 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #455 | 283 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #453 | 285 |
| 1967 | — | #571 | 173 | |
| 1966 | — | #577 | 171 | |
| 1965 | — | #597 | 162 | |
| 1964 | — | #585 | 183 | |
| 1963 | — | #602 | 170 | |
| 1962 | — | #607 | 163 | |
| 1961 | — | #656 | 143 | |
| 1960 | — | #683 | 132 | |
| 1959 | — | #750 | 103 | |
| 1958 | — | #835 | 81 | |
| 1957 | — | #803 | 87 | |
| 1956 | — | #792 | 88 | |
| 1955 | — | #779 | 88 | |
| 1954 | — | #892 | 68 | |
| 1953 | — | #989 | 53 | |
| 1952 | — | #939 | 57 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,171 | 38 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,181 | 37 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,110 | 40 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,280 | 32 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,692 | 18 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,249 | 28 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,890 | 14 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,399 | 25 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,799 | 16 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,685 | 17 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,680 | 17 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,689 | 17 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,992 | 13 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,301 | 10 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,777 | 17 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1928 | — | #3,357 | 7 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,451 | 7 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,139 | 8 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,822 | 10 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,950 | 9 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,240 | 14 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,214 | 8 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | #3,082 | 7 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,269 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Damian! It came in at #2,269, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1916, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Damian is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Vermont#100 · 1 in 563
- New Mexico#145 · 1 in 673
- New Jersey#152 · 1 in 1,061
- Connecticut#155 · 1 in 1,097
- Minnesota#156 · 1 in 1,551
Best ever in a state: #30 in New Mexico, 2012.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #100 | 5 | 1 in 563 |
| New Mexico | #145 | 15 | 1 in 673 |
| New Jersey | #152 | 39 | 1 in 1,061 |
| Connecticut | #155 | 15 | 1 in 1,097 |
| Minnesota | #156 | 19 | 1 in 1,551 |
| Maine | #163 | 5 | 1 in 1,359 |
| New York | #171 | 101 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Pennsylvania | #173 | 50 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Louisiana | #181 | 35 | 1 in 944 |
| Oregon | #182 | 13 | 1 in 1,393 |
| Nebraska | #187 | 7 | 1 in 1,657 |
| Massachusetts | #192 | 16 | 1 in 2,072 |
| Colorado | #197 | 15 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Wisconsin | #197 | 15 | 1 in 2,142 |
| Arizona | #199 | 17 | 1 in 1,117 |
| Kansas | #204 | 10 | 1 in 1,558 |
| District of Columbia | #217 | 6 | 1 in 1,279 |
| Maryland | #217 | 13 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Ohio | #217 | 38 | 1 in 2,028 |
| California | #219 | 124 | 1 in 1,362 |
| Indiana | #232 | 17 | 1 in 2,312 |
| Michigan | #234 | 28 | 1 in 2,295 |
| Florida | #244 | 32 | 1 in 1,594 |
| Missouri | #244 | 15 | 1 in 2,331 |
| Virginia | #247 | 16 | 1 in 2,001 |
| North Carolina | #271 | 16 | 1 in 2,323 |
| South Carolina | #273 | 10 | 1 in 2,046 |
| Kentucky | #284 | 8 | 1 in 3,413 |
| Arkansas | #287 | 6 | 1 in 2,456 |
| Texas | #309 | 52 | 1 in 2,214 |
| Alabama | #314 | 9 | 1 in 2,867 |
| Utah | #321 | 6 | 1 in 2,978 |
| Washington | #352 | 7 | 1 in 3,825 |
| Mississippi | #362 | 6 | 1 in 3,076 |
| Georgia | #378 | 11 | 1 in 3,433 |
| Oklahoma | #384 | 5 | 1 in 3,970 |
| Tennessee | #424 | 6 | 1 in 5,323 |
| Illinois | #443 | 15 | 1 in 5,293 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Damian
- 1 spot since 2024 (#110 → #109)
- 1 spot since 2020 (#110 → #109)
- 7 spots since 2015 (#116 → #109)
- Biggest jump: 232 spots in 1952 (#1,171 → #939)
- Biggest drop: 52 spots in 1979 (#244 → #296)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2013 at #98 (3,976 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · run 2012–2013
- Top 1,000: 74 yrs · run 1952–2025
- Highest: 1 in 476 boys born in 2013 were named Damian (0.21%)
- Latest: 1 in 532 boys born in 2025 (0.19%)
- 32.1% of all boys named Damian (35,284) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 45 | #2,092 (1913) | #2,671 |
| 1920s | 91 | #2,193 (1925) | #3,013 |
| 1930s | 126 | #1,689 (1938) | #2,133 |
| 1940s | 231 | #1,110 (1949) | #1,530 |
| 1950s | 700 | #750 (1959) | #913 |
| 1960s | 1,865 | #453 (1968) | #579 |
| 1970s | 7,282 | #210 (1977) | #287 |
| 1980s | 5,719 | #307 (1989) | #342 |
| 1990s | 12,688 | #206 (1997) | #240 |
| 2000s | 26,034 | #127 (2009) | #157 |
| 2010s | 35,284 | #98 (2013) | #114 |
| 2020s | 19,855 | #108 (2022) | #110 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Damian in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 218,837 of them was named Damian, which outranked 33.3% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 1,938 of them was named Damian, which outranked 96.4% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.