Damian

Meaning and origin of Damian

Popularity of Damian in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Damian has been rising (+4.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Damian every 28 schools, all spellings combined.

Damian in English-speaking countries

Damian ranks 109^th in United States, 174^th in Ontario (Canada) and 198^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 481^st in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  109^th boys’ name9,751 babies in 3 years1 boy in 527−0.4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  174^th boys’ name228 babies in 3 years1 boy in 745+2.7% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  198^th boys’ name59 babies in 3 years1 boy in 755

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  225^th boys’ name60 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,197+2.2% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  265^th boys’ name519 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,592+1.7% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  450^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,239

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  423^rd boys’ name23 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,606

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Damyan15
• Damiann15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Damian

• Dorian
• Lissandro
• Tyméo
• Hippolyte
• Andréas
• Lysandre
• Angelo
• Jacques
• Hélio
• Adonis
• Hélios
• Lisandro

See also

• →French names of Greek origin