Is Damien a boy or girl name?
Damien is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 999 boys were named Damien, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 64,068 US babies named Damien were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #344
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Damien since 1936
- 64,068
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 2,265 babies
Boys and girls named Damien, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 86 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 504 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 6,428 | 100 | 1.5% |
| 1980s | 8,169 | 86 | 1% |
| 1990s | 9,073 | 29 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 18,525 | 41 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 15,252 | 5 | 0% |
| 2020s | 5,562 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 999 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,012 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,102 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,233 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,216 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,245 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,362 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,353 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,304 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,424 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,508 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,619 | #226 | 5 | #17,181 |
| 2012 | 1,666 | #218 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,834 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,937 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2,013 | #188 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,111 | #189 | 7 | #14,197 |
| 2007 | 2,265 | #182 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,993 | #195 | 6 | #15,583 |
| 2005 | 1,939 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1,957 | #196 | 11 | #9,406 |
| 2003 | 1,890 | #197 | 5 | #16,352 |
| 2002 | 1,652 | #212 | 6 | #14,016 |
| 2001 | 1,402 | #241 | 6 | #13,933 |
| 2000 | 1,303 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1,119 | #268 | 10 | #8,941 |
| 1998 | 950 | #300 | 6 | #12,832 |
| 1997 | 907 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 840 | #314 | 5 | #14,021 |
| 1995 | 953 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 976 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 904 | #304 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 865 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 813 | #316 | 8 | #9,542 |
| 1990 | 746 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 774 | #310 | 8 | #8,932 |
| 1988 | 658 | #327 | 10 | #7,244 |
| 1987 | 580 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 645 | #314 | 5 | #11,333 |
| 1985 | 687 | #296 | 10 | #6,559 |
| 1984 | 708 | #288 | 10 | #6,391 |
| 1983 | 790 | #262 | 7 | #8,221 |
| 1982 | 951 | #242 | 12 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 1,038 | #228 | 11 | #5,958 |
| 1980 | 1,338 | #182 | 13 | #5,301 |
| 1979 | 1,322 | #183 | 22 | #3,563 |
| 1978 | 1,508 | #161 | 14 | #4,729 |
| 1977 | 834 | #246 | 13 | #4,994 |
| 1976 | 663 | #284 | 12 | #4,950 |
| 1975 | 542 | #326 | 10 | #5,618 |
| 1974 | 658 | #284 | 12 | #4,784 |
| 1973 | 355 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 274 | #473 | 6 | #7,481 |
| 1971 | 148 | #681 | 6 | #7,572 |
| 1970 | 124 | #739 | 5 | #8,237 |
| 1969 | 93 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 85 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 51 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 42 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 38 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,508 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 26 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,908 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 21 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,852 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,468 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 15 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,356 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,964 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,413 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,778 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,992 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,228 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Damien reached #161 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #3,563 in 1979. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Damien
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.