Damarien
A masculine name of French origin meaning "from the sea".
Name Census estimates that about 121 living Americans carry the first name Damarien. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Damarien today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Damarien births was 2005 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Damarien. 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
121
~ 1 in 2,832,680 Americans
Peak year
2005
15 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2015 SSA rank
#8,925
Tracked since 2003
Popularity
Damarien: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Damarien from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 80 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Damarien remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Damarien 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 Damarien during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Damarien
The name Damarien has its roots in ancient Greek culture, originating from the word "damaris," which means "young calf" or "gentle." This name was commonly used in ancient Athens and surrounding regions during the classical period, spanning from the 5th to the 4th century BCE.
Damarien can be traced back to the Greek word "daman," which means "to tame" or "to subdue." It was often given to children with the hope that they would possess a gentle and tame nature. The name's popularity spread throughout the Hellenic world, and variations such as Damarios and Damarianos were also used.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Damarien can be found in the works of the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, who lived from 446 to 386 BCE. In his comedy "The Frogs," a character named Damarien is briefly mentioned, though little is known about their significance.
During the Byzantine era, the name gained popularity among Christian communities, possibly influenced by the figure of Damaris from the Book of Acts in the New Testament. Damaris was a woman from Athens who converted to Christianity after hearing the teachings of the Apostle Paul.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Damarien, albeit with varying spellings. One such figure was Damarios of Nicomedia, a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century CE and was executed during the Diocletian persecution for refusing to renounce his faith.
Another notable bearer of the name was Damarios of Tyre, a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 5th century CE. He is known for his contributions to the study of Euclidean geometry and his work on the properties of conic sections.
In the 12th century, Damarios of Thessalonica was a prominent Byzantine scholar and theologian. He wrote extensively on various theological and philosophical topics, and his works were widely studied in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
During the Renaissance period, Damario Varesi (1470-1535) was an Italian painter and architect from Genoa. He is renowned for his frescoes and architectural works, including the Church of Santa Maria delle Vigne in Genoa.
In more recent times, Damario Solomon (1901-1982) was an American jazz musician and bandleader from New Orleans. He was a skilled drummer and is credited with helping to shape the sound of early jazz in the 1920s and 1930s.
People
Damarien + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Damarien as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Damarien: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damarien?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 121 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Damarien 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 2,832,680 US residents.
Is Damarien a common name?
We classify Damarien as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 122 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Damarien most popular?
The single biggest year for Damarien was 2005, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Damarien is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Damarien in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Damarien a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Damarien 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 Damarien still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Damarien 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 Damarien 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Damarien?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Damarien at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.