Damacio
A masculine Spanish name meaning "one who tames or subjugates".
Name Census estimates that about 232 living Americans carry the first name Damacio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Damacio today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Damacio births was 1935 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Damacio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
232
~ 1 in 1,477,389 Americans
Peak year
1935
12 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2023 SSA rank
#8,393
Tracked since 1914
Census
Damacio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 319 people with the first name Damacio, which placed it at #28,252 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,252
National first-name rank
People counted
319
319 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
89.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Damacio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Damacio is Hispanic at 89.3%. The next largest groups are Black (4.4%) and White (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Damacio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Damacio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino89.3% · 285
- Black or African American4.4% · 14
- White3.4% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 5
- Two or more races0.9% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
Popularity
Damacio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Damacio from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 61 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Damacio remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Damacio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Damacio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Damacios live
Origin
Meaning and history of Damacio
The name Damacio is believed to have originated from the Latin name Damasius, which was derived from the Greek word "damazein," meaning "to tame" or "to subdue." This name has its roots in ancient Roman culture and can be traced back to the 4th century AD.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Damacio appears in the writings of St. Jerome, a Christian scholar and theologian from the late 4th century. He mentions a Deacon named Damacio who served in the Roman Church during that time period.
In the 6th century, there was a Pope named Damasus I who served as the Bishop of Rome from 366 to 384 AD. He is known for commissioning the first Latin version of the Bible, now referred to as the Vulgate.
Another notable figure with the name Damacio was a Spanish priest and missionary named Damacio González, who lived from 1551 to 1608. He was one of the first Jesuits to travel to Japan and played a significant role in the early evangelization efforts in that country.
In the 17th century, Damacio Dávila y Gálvez was a Spanish nobleman and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of the Philippines from 1671 to 1677. He is credited with establishing several educational institutions and fortifications during his tenure.
In more recent history, Damacio Rodríguez was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who lived from 1891 to 1957. He played a prominent role in the Cuban Revolution and served as the Minister of Education under Fidel Castro's government.
While the name Damacio has ancient roots, it has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, particularly in recent centuries. However, it continues to be used, primarily in Spanish-speaking cultures, as a nod to its historical and cultural significance.
People
Damacio + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Damacio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damacio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 232 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Damacio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,477,389 US residents.
Is Damacio a common name?
We classify Damacio as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 318 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Damacio most popular?
The single biggest year for Damacio was 1935, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Damacio is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Damacio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 319 people with the name Damacio, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,252 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Damacio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Damacio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Damacio appears almost entirely male. Of the 310 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Damacio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Damacio is Hispanic at 89.3%. The next largest groups are Black (4.4%) and White (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Damacio most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Damacio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.3% (285 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Damacio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Damacio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Damacio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Damacio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Damacio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Damacio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Damacio as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.