Damir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAH-meer
- Origin
- Slavic
- UK rank, 2025
- #834 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #980 for boys
Damir is a boys' name of Slavic origin. In 2025 it ranked 834th for boys in the UK (43 babies) and 980th for boys in the US (233 babies).
Where does Damir come from?
Slavic: South Slavic name, perhaps from da, give, and mir, peace; also used in Turkic languages
More on Wiktionary.
Is Damir a girl's or a boy's name?
Damir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 43 boys in the UK and 233 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Damir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 834th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43 about 1 in 7,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 122% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the UK were named Damir, making it the 834th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,179th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 50 boys.
Half of all the boys named Damir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 771st in England and Wales.
Damir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #834 |
| 2024 | 40 | #863 |
| 2023 | 50 | #750 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2021 | 34 | #977 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,179 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Damir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 980th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 233 about 1 in 7,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 233 boys in the US were named Damir, making it the 980th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 950th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 316 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had fewer boys named Damir than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Damir in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Damir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 233 | #980 |
| 2024 | 316 | #795 |
| 2023 | 301 | #815 |
| 2022 | 266 | #888 |
| 2021 | 263 | #879 |
| 2020 | 231 | #950 |
| 2019 | 207 | #1,009 |
| 2018 | 121 | #1,443 |
| 2017 | 115 | #1,467 |
| 2016 | 117 | #1,467 |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,567 |
| 2014 | 110 | #1,473 |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,762 |
| 2012 | 71 | #1,982 |
| 2011 | 81 | #1,779 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,143 |
| 2009 | 78 | #1,860 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,061 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,213 |
| 2006 | 67 | #1,993 |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,697 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,340 |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,265 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,245 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 43 | #2,252 |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,196 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,391 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
Names like Damir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Muhammad, Amir, Umar, Hamza, Zayd, Zayan, Ibrahim, Zayaan, Abdullah, Ahmed, Mustafa
Names related to Damir
Demir, Damari, Damario, Damiri, Dmari, Damier, Damar, Dameir
More Slavic names
Mila, Milan, Vera, Mira, Nadia, Milana, Rayna, Zora, Milena, Raina, Lev, Siyana, Vlad, Lilyana, Yuri, Milah
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, “Damir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/damir, updated 20 October 2026.