Damon

English variation of Damian

"to tame, subdue"

Damon Origin and Meaning

The name Damon is a boy's name of English origin.

Damon is a name with a strong, pleasing aura (much like the persona of Matt D.) and extremely positive ancient associations. From the classical myth, Damon and Pythias have become symbols of true friendship, as Damon risked his life to save his friend from execution. And Damon of Athens was the fifth century philosopher who taught both Pericles and Socrates.

Other interesting associations: Damon Runyon wrote Guys and Dolls, Damon is one of the funny Wayans brothers, Damon Dash is a high-profile music exec, and Damon Salvatore is a key figure in The Vampire Diaries.

Damon Rank in US Top 1000

# 424 in the US

Damon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 415 on Nameberry

Damon Popularity

• 424 US 2023
• 415 Nameberry 2024
• 377 Future 2028
• 914 England 2021
• 445 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Damon

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Famous People Named Damon

• Damon ancient Greek musicologist and teacher of Pericles
• (Alfred) Damon Runyon American newspaperman and author
• Damon Albarn English lead singer of bands "Blur" and "Gorillaz"
• Damon Graham Devereux Hill English racing driver, son of driver Graham Hill
• Damon Smith aka Smoothe da Hustler American rapper
• Damon Kyle Wayans American actor
• Damon Dash American record executive and manager
• Damon Allen American CFL football player
• Damon Laurence Lindelof American TV producer and writer
• Damon Elliott American record producer; son of singer Dionne Warwick
• Damon Lamon Stoudamire American basketball player
• (Mark) Damon Pieri American NFL football player
• Damon Duval American NFL football player
• Damon Jerrel Dunn American NFL football player and politician
• Damon Che (Fitzgerald) American drummer of band Don Caballero
• Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon American actor
• Damon Leif Scott (b. 2018) son of American actor Reid Scott

Damon in Pop Culture

• Damon Salvatore main character in book and TV series "The Vampire Diaries"
• Damon Greek mythological figure, friend of Pythias
• Damon Wildeve sullen failed engineer and innkeeper in The Return of the Native (1878) by Thomas Hardy
• Damon Young a main character on TV's "Make It or Break It"
• Damon Gant villain in the Attorney video game series
• Damon Dawson character on TV's "Heroes"
• Damon Carter character on TV's "Soul Food"
• Damon Grey character in "Danny Phantom"
• "Damon " novel by Charles Terry Cline, Jr. and its main character
• Damon "nomad" spelled backwards
• Damon Bradley the name of the man the lead character believes she is destined to marry in the 1994 film, "Only You".