U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Damian?

Damian was the #672 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Damian

78,536

About 1 in 4,220 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#672

More common than 98.7% of listed first names

Peak year

2013

3,987 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

3,213

#192 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 4,220

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

99.6% male0.4% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic28.7%
Black, non-Hispanic8.86%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.79%
Asian / Pacific Islander1.21%
Two or more races3.36%
Hispanic or Latino57.1%

Reading the result

Damian across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Damian reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2013, with 3,987 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 3,213 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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