Damarea
A modern invented name that may combine elements meaning "diligent" and "peace".
Name Census estimates that about 162 living Americans carry the first name Damarea. It is a predominantly male name (93.9% of registrations). The average person named Damarea today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Damarea births was 2008 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Damarea. 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
162
~ 1 in 2,115,768 Americans
Peak year
2008
16 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2019 SSA rank
#12,563
Tracked since 1993
Census
Damarea in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 165 people with the first name Damarea, which placed it at #43,061 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
#43,061
National first-name rank
People counted
165
165 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
87.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Damarea
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Damarea is Black at 87.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.5%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). 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 Damarea 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 Damarea at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American87.9% · 145
- Hispanic or Latino8.5% · 14
- Two or more races3.6% · 6
Gender
Gender distribution for Damarea
Damarea leans heavily male at 93.9% of total registrations, but 10 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Damarea as a male name
- Ranked #12,563 in 2019
- 5 male births in 2019
- Peak: 2008 (16 births)
Damarea as a female name
- Ranked #17,417 in 2011
- 5 female births in 2011
- Peak: 2009 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Damarea on both sides of the split. Of the 169 people counted with this name, 132 were male (78.1%) and 37 were female (21.9%).
Popularity
Damarea: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Damarea from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 101 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Damarea 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 Damarea during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Damareas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Damarea
The given name Damarea has its origins in the ancient Mesopotamian civilization, which flourished in the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, approximately 3500 BCE to 500 BCE. The name is believed to be derived from the Akkadian language, one of the earliest recorded Semitic languages, and is thought to have been a combination of the words "damru" meaning "eternal" and "ari" meaning "lion."
The earliest known reference to the name Damarea can be traced back to cuneiform inscriptions found in the ancient city of Ur, dating back to around 2500 BCE. These inscriptions mention a high-ranking official named Damarea who served in the court of King Shulgi, the second ruler of the Third Dynasty of Ur.
Throughout the centuries, the name Damarea has been associated with several notable figures. One such individual was Damarea of Carrhae, a renowned astrologer and mathematician who lived in the 2nd century BCE. He is credited with making significant contributions to the field of astrology and is believed to have authored several treatises on the subject.
Another historical figure bearing the name Damarea was a 5th-century BCE Greek philosopher from the city of Ephesus. While little is known about his life and works, he is mentioned by the ancient Greek historian Diogenes Laërtius as a student of the philosopher Anaxagoras.
In the 7th century CE, a Persian scholar named Damarea ibn Ismail al-Kindi gained recognition for his works in the field of mathematics and astronomy. He is believed to have played a crucial role in the translation and preservation of ancient Greek scientific texts during the Islamic Golden Age.
During the Middle Ages, a Frankish nobleman named Damarea of Lorraine (c. 1050-1115) rose to prominence as a military commander and advisor to several kings of France. He is known for his participation in the First Crusade and his efforts in defending the city of Antioch against Muslim forces.
While the name Damarea may have fallen out of widespread use in modern times, its rich historical roots and associations with notable figures from various civilizations and eras serve as a testament to its enduring legacy.
People
Damarea + 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
Damarea: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damarea?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 162 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Damarea 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 2,115,768 US residents.
Is Damarea a common name?
We classify Damarea as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 165 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Damarea most popular?
The single biggest year for Damarea was 2008, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Damarea is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Damarea in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 165 people with the name Damarea, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,061 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 Damarea 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 Damarea?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Damarea on both sides of the split. Of the 169 people counted with this name, 132 were male (78.1%) and 37 were female (21.9%). 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 Damarea?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Damarea is Black at 87.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.5%) and Two or More Races (3.6%). 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 Damarea most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Damarea in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.9% (145 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 Damarea in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Damarea a male name?
Yes, 93.9% of people registered as Damarea 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 Damarea still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Damarea 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 Damarea 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 common is the name Damarea?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Damarea on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.