Damon: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced DAY-muhn · 2 syllables

Damon means “to tame, subdue”, from Greek.

From Ancient Greek (Damon), a name famous for the story of Damon and Pythias; derivative of (damazo, “to tame, subdue”).

How popular is Damon?

Damon was the #501 name in the US in 2025, given to 604 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1970.

Babies named Damon in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1970).

Half of US adults named Damon are older than 48; most are between 21 and 65. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

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

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

Damon means “to tame, subdue”. It comes from Greek.

Damon is pronounced DAY-muhn.

Damon was the #501 name in the US in 2025, given to 604 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1970.

Half of US adults named Damon are older than 48. Most are between 21 and 65.