Damien

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Damien is a given name and less frequently a surname. The name is a variation of Damian which comes from the Greek Damianos.

From Wikipedia

Damien first appears in the data in 1966 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1979 with 420 babies (rank #32 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Damien

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Damien yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,446

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

420

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Damien

Damien Chazellefilm or television director · b. 1985
Damien Duffassociation football player · b. 1979
Damien Hirstassemblage artist · b. 1965
Damien Ricerecording artist · b. 1973
Damien Perquisassociation football player · b. 1984

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with D

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1966	29	#112
1967	35	#109
1968	32	#108
1969	116	#88
1970	197	#70
1971	276	#54
1972	258	#56
1973	339	#39
1974	405	#34
1975	414	#32
1976	315	#37
1977	323	#37
1978	296	#40
1979	420	#32
1980	331	#36
1981	309	#40
1982	277	#50
1983	232	#57
1984	232	#58
1985	191	#64
1986	172	#65
1987	179	#67
1988	195	#66
1989	191	#69
1990	190	#69
1991	146	#84
1992	159	#84
1993	85	#96
1994	46	#106
1995	49	#108
2014	2	#572
2015	1	#1,109
2016	3	#423
2017	1	#1,157