Damon

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Damon is a masculine given name. It is the English form of the Greek masculine name Δάμων Damōn, derived from δαμάζειν damazein, meaning "to overpower, tame, subdue, conquer".

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Damon first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 124 babies (rank #225 that year). In 2024 it was given to 55 boys (rank #521). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Damon

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

2,992
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
124
Peak in a single year

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199144#452
199269#360
199375#338
199469#332
199586#316
1996102#266
1997100#267
1998124#225
199991#274
2000122#214
200185#288
200295#248
2003105#250
200492#276
2005107#262
200676#355
200779#360
200876#389
200976#394
2010109#286
2011119#274
2012111#294
2013114#291
2014110#307
201597#333
201691#357
201797#342
201892#347
201970#421
202062#461
202179#384
202253#527
202360#478
202455#521