Damiano
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dah-mee-AH-noh
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #4,138 for boys
Damiano is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “to tame”. In 2025 it ranked 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Damiano mean?
Greek: Italian form of Damian, from Greek damazo 'to tame'
“to tame”
Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin physicians martyred in the early Church, now patron saints of doctors.
Is Damiano a girl's or a boy's name?
Damiano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Damiano in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 6 boys.
Damiano in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2 | #6,253 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
How popular is Damiano in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,138th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Damiano, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 1985, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Damiano than any year since 1985.
Half of all the boys named Damiano in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Damiano in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,170 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,925 |
Names like Damiano
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nico, Sebastian, Leonardo, Theo, Enzo, Hugo, Luca, Lucas, Milo, Elijah, Lorenzo, Alexander
Names related to Damiano
Damian, Damien, Demian, Damion, Damani, Daman, Daymian, Daimon, Dameion
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Sofia, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena, Atlas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Damiano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/damiano, updated 20 October 2026.