Greek damao, "to tame" — to tame; to subdue. Saint Damian and his brother Cosmas treated the sick without charging, and are patrons of physicians.
Damian ranks 109th among American boys in 2025, with 3,213 born that year. Its best year was 2013, when 3,987 babies were given the name, ranking 98th. The typical living American called Damian is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.26% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.