Damien has been given to about 65,018 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Damien ranks 352nd among American boys in 2025, with 935 born that year. Its best year was 2007, when 2,265 babies were given the name, ranking 182nd. The typical living American called Damien is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.15% 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.