Damein
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAY-mee-on
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Damein is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “to tame”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Damein mean?
Greek: spelling of Dameon, itself a spelling of Damian
“to tame”
A spelling of Damian, from the Greek name Damianos.
Meaning borrowed from Dameon.
Is Damein a girl's or a boy's name?
Damein is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Damein in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Damein, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1978, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had more boys named Damein than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Damein in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,271 boys in the US were given Damein or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #88, up from #12,003 for this spelling alone.
Damein in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,697 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3,281 |
| 2003 | 39 | #2,575 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,555 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 29 | #1,884 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,725 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,449 |
| 1979 | 47 | #1,352 |
| 1978 | 48 | #1,299 |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,743 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,457 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
Names like Damein
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dorian Dylan Dakota Cristian Devin Darian Muhammad Orion Christian Keegan Donovan Benjamin
Other spellings of Damein
Names related to Damein
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Damein: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/damein, updated 20 October 2026.