Damian

Greek

"to tame, subdue"

Damian Origin and Meaning

The name Damian is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "to tame, subdue".

Damian has sidestepped its demonic horror movie overtones, leaving a basically friendly and charming Irish image. A well-used upper-class name in England, it is growing in popularity here.

There are several saints by this name, including an early one who was a renowned healer.

Damian Lewis is a British actor, the star of Homeland and now Billions, Damian Marley, youngest son of Bob Marley, is a Grammy-winning reggae artist in his own right.

The French spelling Damien is another option.

Damian Rank in US Top 1000

# 108 in the US

Damian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 261 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Damian

• 108 US 2023
• 261 Nameberry 2025
• 97 Future 2028
• 253 England 2023
• 90 Germany 2016
• 115 Netherlands 2015
• 36 Mexico 2021
• 157 Switzerland 2023
• 82 Poland 2024
• 58 Chile 2021

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Famous People Named Damian

• Saint Damian Syrian physician and martyr; twin brother of Cosmas
• Damian Robert Nesta "Jr. Gong" Marley Jamaican singer; son of singer Bob Marley
• Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard American basketball player
• Damian Watcyn Lewis English actor
• Damian Joseph McGinty Irish actor and singer
• Damian Williams American NFL football player
• Damian Charles Hurley (b. 2002) son of actress Elizabeth Hurley
• Damian Musk (b. 2006) son of Tesla founder Elon Musk; triplet of brothers Saxon and Kai
• Damian Angelo Geronimo son of singer Buse Ünlü & Geronimo Firgilio
• Damián Rafael van der Vaart (b. 2003) son of TV personality/model Sylvie Meis and football player Rafael van der Vaart
• Damián Čech (b. 2009) son of footballer Petr Čech
• Damian Kulash lead singer of American rock band OK Go

The name Damian in Pop Culture

• Damian Thorn evil child in "The Omen" films
• Damian Spinelli character on American soap "General Hospital"
• Damian Character from Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” in the Merchant’s Tale
• Damian Wayne aka Robin character in Batman comics
• Damian Henry character on TV series "Six Degrees"
• Damian Tenma character from the game "Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies"
• Damian Smerk character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series

International Variations of the name Damian

• Damiano Italian
• Damyan Russian
• Damião Portuguese
• Damien Russian
• Damyon Russian
• Damek Hungarian
• Dema Russian
• Damián Spanish
• Demyan Russian
• Damjan Hungarian
• Daman Irish
• Dyfan Welsh