How Many People Are Named Damian?
An estimated 104,458 people in the United States have the first name Damian. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Damian peaked in popularity in 2013 with 3,985 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Damian as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Damian paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Damian is overwhelmingly male, 336 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
104,458
About 1 in 3,281 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2013
3,985 births
Total Registered
107,019
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Damian
Damian is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 107,019 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Damian as a male name
Ranked #110 in 2024
3,233 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (3,974 births)
Damian as a female name
Ranked #12,792 in 2018
7 female births in 2018
Peak: 1974 (22 births)
Damian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Damian span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 35,322 babies were registered. While Damian is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Damian by Decade
How has Damian tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Damian by State
Birth registrations for Damian span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in North Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming. On average, about 2,038 Damians were registered per state.
Damian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Damian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Damian
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Damian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damian?
We estimate approximately 104,458 people named Damian are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,281 Americans share this first name.
Is Damian a common name?
Damian is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 107,019 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Damian most popular?
Damian reached peak popularity in 2013, when 3,985 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Damian is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Damian a male name?
Damian is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Damian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Damian Smith, Damian Johnson, Damian Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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