Damien: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced DAY-mee-uhn · 3 syllables

A given name from Ancient Greek, the French equivalent of Damian

How popular is Damien?

Damien was the #352 name in the US in 2025, given to 935 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 34% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Damien in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Damien are older than 30; most are between 18 and 52. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Damien have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Damien is pronounced DAY-mee-uhn.

Damien was the #352 name in the US in 2025, given to 935 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 34% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Damien are older than 30. Most are between 18 and 52.