People with the first name Damien
49,449
About 1 in 6,703 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Damien?
Damien was the #912 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#912
More common than 98.3% of listed first names
Peak year
2007
2,265 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
935
#694 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 6,703
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.
Reading the result
Damien 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.
Damien reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2007, with 2,265 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 935 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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