Damon

Damon

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".

From Wikipedia

Damon 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 1996 with 136 babies (rank #226 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.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.

1,082

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

136

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	136	#226
1997	122	#244
1998	77	#325
1999	53	#420
2000	56	#398
2001	46	#453
2002	39	#534
2003	37	#603
2004	53	#495
2005	46	#575
2006	44	#632
2007	34	#785
2008	34	#819
2009	29	#926
2010	30	#946
2011	45	#705
2012	54	#643
2013	50	#669
2014	38	#807
2015	30	#981
2016	29	#1,000

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

136

#226

1997

122

#244

1998

#325

1999

#420

2000

#398

2001

#453

2002

#534

2003

#603

2004

#495

2005

#575

2006

#632

2007

#785

2008

#819

2009

#926

2010

#946

2011

#705

2012

#643

2013

#669

2014

#807

2015

#981

2016

#1,000

Meaning

Numerology of Damon

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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