Damiun
Damiun is of Latin origin, meaning "to tame" or "subduer".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Damiun. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Damiun today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Damiun births was 2002 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Damiun. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Damiun. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2002
5 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2002 SSA rank
#11,030
Tracked since 2002
Popularity
Damiun: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Damiun 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 Damiun during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Damiun
The name Damiun is a variant spelling of the masculine given name Damian, which has its origins in the Late Latin name Damianus. This name is derived from the Greek name Damianos, which is believed to come from the Greek word "damian" meaning "to tame" or "subdue." The name Damian can be traced back to ancient Roman times.
Damian was the name of a Christian saint who was martyred in the 4th century AD during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Diocletian. Saint Damian was a physician from Cilicia in Asia Minor, and he was known for his charitable works and devotion to the Christian faith. His martyrdom, along with that of his twin brother Cosmas, was widely recorded in early Christian writings and hagiographies.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Damian was Damian, the Patriarch of Alexandria, who lived in the late 6th and early 7th centuries AD. He was a prominent figure in the Coptic Orthodox Church and played a significant role in the theological debates of his time.
In the Middle Ages, the name Damian gained popularity among Christians, particularly in Western Europe. One notable bearer of the name was Damian of Pavia, an Italian Benedictine monk who lived in the 11th century and was known for his writings on theology and ecclesiastical law.
Another famous Damian was Damian de Veuster, better known as Father Damien, a Belgian Catholic priest who served as a missionary in Hawaii in the 19th century. He devoted his life to caring for those suffering from leprosy on the island of Molokai and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
In literature, the name Damian appears in several works, including Shakespeare's play "The Tempest," where it is the name of one of the characters. It is also the name of a character in the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.
Some other notable individuals with the name Damiun or its variants include:
1. Damian Lewis, a British actor born in 1971, known for his roles in TV shows like "Homeland" and "Billions."
2. Damian Lillard, an American professional basketball player born in 1990, who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA.
3. Damian Marley, a Jamaican reggae artist born in 1978, who is the son of legendary musician Bob Marley.
4. Damian Wayne, a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, who is the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul.
5. Damian Lillard, an American professional basketball player born in 1990, who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA.
People
Damiun + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Damiun 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
Damiun: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damiun?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Damiun 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Damiun a common name?
We classify Damiun as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Damiun most popular?
The single biggest year for Damiun was 2002, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Damiun is about 24 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 Damiun in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Damiun a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Damiun 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 Damiun still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Damiun 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 Damiun 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 share the name Damiun?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.