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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 118 babies (rank #319 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

1,821

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

118

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
1996	90	#288
1997	91	#291
1998	78	#322
1999	88	#306
2000	67	#356
2001	78	#333
2002	67	#364
2003	107	#280
2004	105	#292
2005	89	#355
2006	99	#354
2007	118	#319
2008	114	#339
2009	96	#404
2010	98	#402
2011	82	#461
2012	91	#435
2013	68	#538
2014	75	#514
2015	71	#539
2016	49	#699