Boy · Greek
Damon
Say it: DAY-mun
Meaning
Likely from Greek damazein 'to tame'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used occasionally in English since the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1970s
In the United States
- 65,638 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1976, about 1 in 639 boys
- 686 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Greek | Damon |
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Famous bearers
- Damon of the friendship legend of Damon and Pythias
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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