Boy · Greek
Damian
Say it: DAY-mee-in
Meaning
Likely from Greek damazein 'to tame, subdue'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Spread with the cult of Saints Cosmas and Damian and was revived in the late 20th century.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 93,646 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 2013, about 1 in 476 boys
- 3,305 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
Early ChristianGreekEnglishFrenchSpanishItalianPolishAmerican
The family of the name
Other spellings: Damien
| French | Damien |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Damián |
| Italian | Damiano |
| Portuguese | Damião |
| German | Damian |
| Polish | Damian |
| Russian | Demyan |
| Greek | Damianos |
Famous bearers
- Damian, physician martyr with his brother Cosmas
- Peter Damian, 11th-century reformer
- Father Damien of Molokai
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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