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Damien

What does Damien mean?

Damien Pronunciation of Damien as a boys' name is of Greek origin. Damien is a variant form of Damian (Greek): possibly means "to tame, subdue".

STARTS WITH Da-

ASSOCIATED WITH greek

Variations

VARIANTS Demyan, Daymon, Daymian, Dayman, Damyon, Damyen, Damyan, Damon, Damion, Dameon, Damen, Daman, Daimon, Daimen, Daemon

RELATED FORMS VIA DAMIAN Damiano, Damianos, Damianus

CREATIVE FORMS
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(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Damien Mason (D.M.), ..

How popular is Damien?

Damien is a very prominent first name for men (#578 out of 1220, Top 47%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#67936 out of 150436, Top 45%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Damien entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its highest rank of #182 in the U.S. in the year 2007, and is at #264 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Damien name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Damien outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular varying forms of Damien (#264 IN RECENT RANKINGS) listed in the Top 2000 are Damian (#108), Damon (#427), Damion (#1254), Damen, Dameon and Daymon. These relations of Damien reached the apex of their popularity 5 years ago (USAGE OF 0.35%) and have remained as common to this day (USAGE 0.32%, 9.1% LESS), but with forms like Damion becoming somewhat dated. Damon has historically been the top pick of parents, though Damian is now more frequently used.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Damien, Damen, Dameon, Damian, Damion in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Damon, Daymon in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Damien and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Damien is alike in pronunciation to Daemon, Daimen, Daimon, Daman, Damen, Dameon, Damian, Damion, Damon, Damone, Damyan, Damyen, Damyon, Dayman, Daymian, Daymon and Demyan. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Camden, Camren, Dacian, Dagen, Dain, Dalen, Dallen, Dalten, Damek, Damiano, Damick (see Damek), Danie, Daniel, Danon, Daren, Darian, Dariel, Darien, Darin, Darion, Darren, Darrien, Daven, Davian, Davie, Daviel, Davien, Davies, Davin, Davion, Davyen, Daylen, Dayten, Domini, Domino, Dominy, Dorien, Fabien, Hamlen, Jamie, Jamiel, Jamin, Kamden, Nameen, Tamsen and Yamin. These names tend to be less frequently used than Damien.


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