The baby name Damien is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈdeɪmiən/ ("DAY-mee-ən"); French: /damjɛ̃/ ("da-MYEN").
Damien is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Damien is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈdeɪmiən/ ("DAY-mee-ən"); French: /damjɛ̃/ ("da-MYEN").
Damien is Greek in Origin.
Damien is the French and English form of Greek Damianos (Δαμιανός), derived from the verb damáō “to tame, subdue,” hence “tamer” or “one who subdues.” The name became widespread in Christian Europe through veneration of Saints Cosmas and Damian, twin physician-martyrs of the 3rd–4th centuries; their cult popularized forms such as Latin Damianus and medieval Damian. Another influential bearer is Saint Damien of Molokai (1840–1889), the Belgian missionary who served patients with leprosy in Hawaii, reinforcing the name’s charitable and steadfast image.
Common variants and cognates include Damian (English/Polish), Damon (English, sometimes parallel Greek origin), Damion (English), Damiano (Italian), Damián (Spanish/Czech/Slovak), Damião (Portuguese), Damianus (Latin), and Damjan (South Slavic). Nicknames include Dami and Damo. While the horror film The Omen (1976) briefly shaded perceptions of the spelling Damien, usage has remained steady, especially in francophone countries and the Anglophone world.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2021 | #1 | — | 429 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #41 | 4 | 917 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #56 | 11 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #82 | 5 | 3,857 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| OM | 0 | #117 | 5 | 6,215 | |
| MU | 0 | #119 | 18 | 3,613 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #129 | 9 | 1,769 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #132 | 89 | 4,970 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #144 | 33 | 4,064 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 4,685 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #176 | 7 | 1,509 |
| AE | 0 | #179 | 9 | 10,220 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #182 | 203 | 8,477 |
| CZ | 0 | #184 | 3 | 3,154 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #189 | 120 | 2,588 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2014 | #195 | 29 | 399 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #210 | 3 | 2,600 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| SG | 0 | #211 | 59 | 11,010 | |
| France | Girls | 1940 | #214 | 3 | 781 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #229 | 3 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #232 | 10 | 7,111 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #245 | 5 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #246 | 8 | 6,830 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #250 | 23 | 6,876 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #287 | 11 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #288 | 17 | 6,530 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #291 | 6 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #293 | 27 | 9,639 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #312 | 14 | 7,401 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #314 | 999 | 7,044 |
| MY | 0 | #314 | 17 | 12,352 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #316 | 20 | 6,459 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #319 | 479 | 17,960 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #322 | 66 | 2,865 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #323 | 23 | 8,138 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| HK | 0 | #335 | 14 | 8,483 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #335 | 33 | 7,951 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| NL | 0 | #372 | 20 | 2,481 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #376 | 192 | 12,054 |
| ZA | 0 | #380 | 68 | 14,421 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #402 | 7 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Germany | 0 | #426 | 12 | 2,542 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #428 | 15 | 2,180 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| Spain | 0 | #439 | 14 | 2,326 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #459 | 29 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #463 | 65 | 12,905 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #483 | 23 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #531 | 22 | 10,162 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #539 | 488 | 5,873 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #580 | 8 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #604 | 79 | 3,552 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #644 | 22 | 13,390 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #690 | 18 | 18,093 |
| IT | 0 | #691 | 24 | 4,183 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 497 | 25,619 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #805 | 25 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #841 | 112 | 5,697 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #858 | 255 | 25,439 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #864 | 67 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #868 | 14 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #889 | 63 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #910 | 11 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2013 | #916 | 5 | 9,616 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #965 | 18 | 16,355 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,047 | 46 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,073 | 56 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,131 | 11 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,137 | 40 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,254 | 218 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,600 | 15 | 28,008 |
Damien is popular in 85 countries — most recent births per country:
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