Damarco
Of unknown origin, perhaps a combination of Italian "da" and "Marco".
Name Census estimates that about 750 living Americans carry the first name Damarco. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Damarco today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Damarco births was 1998 (44 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Damarco. 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
750
~ 1 in 457,006 Americans
Peak year
1998
44 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,084
Tracked since 1978
Popularity
Damarco: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Damarco from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 276 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Damarco 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 Damarco during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Damarcos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Michigan, Illinois, California recorded the most babies named Damarco, while Texas, Maryland, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Damarco
The name Damarco has its origins in the Italian language and culture. It is believed to have emerged during the Renaissance period, around the 15th or 16th century, in the regions of Italy where the Romance languages were spoken.
Damarco is thought to be a combination of two Italian words – "da" meaning "from" and "marco" which was a common given name derived from the Latin name Marcus. The name Marcus has its roots in the Roman era and is believed to have originated from the name of the Roman god of war, Mars.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Damarco can be found in a medieval Italian text from the 13th century, where it was used as a surname. It is possible that the name later transitioned from being a surname to a given name during the Renaissance period.
In the 16th century, there was a notable Italian painter named Damarco Tintoretto, born in 1518 and died in 1594, who was the son of the famous Venetian artist Tintoretto. This early use of the name Damarco in the artistic circles of Renaissance Italy suggests its association with the cultural and intellectual milieu of that era.
Another notable figure with the name Damarco was Damarco Alighieri, an Italian poet and scholar who lived in the 14th century. He was a distant relative of the renowned poet Dante Alighieri and is known for his commentary on Dante's Divine Comedy.
In the 18th century, there was a Damarco Borghese, an Italian nobleman and art patron who was a member of the prominent Borghese family. He was born in 1726 and died in 1804.
During the 19th century, Damarco Verdi, an Italian composer and conductor, was born in 1832 and died in 1901. He was a contemporary of the famous opera composer Giuseppe Verdi and contributed to the development of Italian opera.
In more recent times, there was a Damarco Rossini, an Italian painter and sculptor who lived from 1882 to 1954. He was known for his works depicting scenes from Italian rural life and landscapes.
People
Damarco + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Damarco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Damarco: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damarco?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 750 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Damarco 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 457,006 US residents.
Is Damarco a common name?
We classify Damarco as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 763 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Damarco most popular?
The single biggest year for Damarco was 1998, when 44 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Damarco is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Damarco a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Damarco 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.
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.