Dameion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAY-mee-un
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Dameion is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “to tame, subdue”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Dameion mean?
Greek: variant of Damian
“to tame, subdue”
A spelling of Damian, from Greek damazein 'to tame'; Saints Cosmas and Damian were early physician martyrs.
Is Dameion a girl's or a boy's name?
Dameion 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 Dameion 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 Dameion, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1978, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the boys named Dameion in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,271 boys in the US were given Dameion 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.
Dameion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,443 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,128 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,535 |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,711 |
| 1978 | 44 | #1,393 |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,515 |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,540 |
| 1975 | 33 | #1,558 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,692 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
Names like Dameion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dorian Dylan Devin Keegan Cristian Donovan Orion Darian Ryan Brandon Christian Colin
Other spellings of Dameion
Names related to Dameion
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, “Dameion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dameion, updated 20 October 2026.