The baby name Dame is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /deɪm/ (DAYM).
Dame is English in Origin.
The baby name Dame is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /deɪm/ (DAYM).
Dame is English in Origin.
Dame carries two main streams of origin. In English and French it is a common noun and honorific meaning “lady,” from Old French dame and Latin domina. In the Balkans, particularly North Macedonia and Bulgaria, Dame functions as a masculine given name, a hypocoristic of Damjan/Damian, from Greek Damianos (ultimately from damazō, “to tame, subdue”), giving the sense “tamer” or “one who masters.”
Notable early bearers include the Macedonian revolutionary Dame Gruev (1871–1906), helping fix the name in regional use. In contemporary English-speaking contexts, Dame surfaces as a rare unisex given name or a nickname for Damian/Damien - familiarly seen in the moniker of NBA star Damian “Dame” Lillard. Variants and cognates include Damian, Damien, Damion, Damiano, Damián, Damião, Damjan, Damijan, and Greek Damianos; feminine forms Damiana and Damjana; nicknames Dami and Damo. The British honorific Dame may color its stylish, elevated tone when used as a given name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | 0 | #6 | 1 | 246 | |
| ET | Girls | 0 | #16 | 1 | 372 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #26 | 2 | 678 |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #29 | 1 | 488 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| CM | 0 | #55 | 2 | 2,592 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #311 | 251 | 11,671 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #328 | 5 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #389 | 3 | 2,846 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #479 | 5 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #506 | 10 | 19,177 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #568 | 8 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #684 | 7 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #701 | 14 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #774 | 13 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #818 | 113 | 5,610 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #974 | 8 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #985 | 17 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #985 | 10 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,075 | 54 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,118 | 356 | 10,046 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,147 | 30 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,168 | 11 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Dame is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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