Damien

French from Greek

"to tame, subdue"

Damien Origin and Meaning

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

Converting Damian to Damien – or Julian to Julien or Lucian to Lucien – adds a certain je ne sais quoi to names. But most people in English speaking areas will still pronounce this the same as the -an ending form. The French pronunciation is more like "dah-mee-u(n)".

Damien Rank in US Top 1000

# 330 in the US

Damien Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 575 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Damien

• 330 US 2023
• 575 Nameberry 2025
• 604 Future 2028
• 608 England 2023
• 313 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Damien

• Saint Damien of Molokai (born Jozef De Veuster) Belgian priest who cared for lepers
• Damien Chouinard Houle, son of Québécoise Instagram Influencer mum, Lydia Chouinard,Houle
• Damien Rice Irish singer,songwriter
• Damien Leo Leith Irish,Australian singer,songwriter
• Damien Richard Fahey American TV host and writer
• Damien Haas American actor and Smosh personality
• Damien Steven Hirst English artist
• Damien Anthony Duff Irish footballer
• Damien Sayre Chazelle American film director
• Damien Le Tallec French footballer
• Damien Sandow ring name of Aaron Steven Haddad, American pro wrestler
• Damien Bodie Australian actor
• Damien Wayne Echols American memoirist; one of the West Memphis Three
• Damien Holland son of singer Chaka Khan
• Damien Dante Wayans son of actress Elvira Wayans
• Damien Nettles (b. 1980) 16 year old British boy who has and still is currently missing from Cowes on the Isle of Wight in 1996

The name Damien in Pop Culture

• "Damien " TV show
• Sgt. Damien Scott main character in TV series "Strike Back," played by actor Sullivan Stapleton
• Damien Delgaard recurring villain on "Gossip Girl"
• Damien Karras a priest in the classic horror film "The Exorcist"
• Damien Thorn the main character in "The Omen" horror film franchise
• Damien Maslin character in the "House of Night" series
• Damien Brenks character in the video game 'Watch Dogs'
• Damien Darhk DC character and character on The CW's "Arrow"
• Damien Helbourne character in the video game "Fantasy Life"
• Damien Bloodmarch character in the video game "Dream Daddy"
• Damien (The Mayor) character in the web series "Who Killed Markiplier"
• Damien Trotter character in British sitcom "Only Fools and Horses"
• Damien character from Deathvalley RPG