Damain
Boy · DAY-mee-un · Greek
Damain is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “to tame, subdue”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Damain mean?
Greek: respelling of Damian
“to tame, subdue”
A respelling of Damian, from Greek Damianos; Saints Cosmas and Damian were early Christian physician martyrs.
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Is Damain a girl's or a boy's name?
Damain is a boys' name.
How popular is Damain in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Damain in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Damain in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
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