How Many People Are Named Damien?
An estimated 62,469 people in the United States have the first name Damien. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Damien peaked in popularity in 2007 with 2,265 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Damien 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 Damien paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Damien is overwhelmingly male, 261 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
62,469
About 1 in 5,487 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2007
2,265 births
Total Registered
64,068
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Damien
Damien is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 64,068 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Damien as a male name
Ranked #344 in 2024
999 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (2,265 births)
Damien as a female name
Ranked #17,181 in 2013
5 female births in 2013
Peak: 1979 (22 births)
Damien: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Damien span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 18,566 babies were registered. Damien has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Damien by Decade
How has Damien 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.
Damien by State
Birth registrations for Damien span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Wyoming, North Dakota. On average, about 1,214 Damiens were registered per state.
Damien + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Damien as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Damien: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damien?
We estimate approximately 62,469 people named Damien 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 5,487 Americans share this first name.
Is Damien a common name?
Damien is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 64,068 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Damien most popular?
Damien reached peak popularity in 2007, when 2,265 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Damien is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Damien a male name?
Damien is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Damien Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Damien Smith, Damien Johnson, Damien 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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