Damarys
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- dah-MAH-rees
- Origin
- Greek
Damarys is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Damarys mean?
Greek: variant spelling of Damaris
Damaris is the Athenian woman who became a believer after Paul's speech at the Areopagus in Acts 17.
Is Damarys a girl's or a boy's name?
Damarys is a girls' name.
How popular is Damarys in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Damarys in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Damarys in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
Names like Damarys
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Genesis Sophia Alexis Destiny Selena Melina Chloe Ariana Madison Mariah Zoe Samantha
Names related to Damarys
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Iris Maisie Lainey
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Damarys: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/damarys, updated 20 October 2026.