Damon
Boy · DAY-mon · Greek
Damon is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “to tame”. In 2025 it ranked 936th for boys in the UK (36 babies) and 501st for boys in the US (604 babies).
What does Damon mean?
Greek: Greek name, probably from damazo, to tame
“to tame”
In Greek legend Damon and Pythias were friends whose loyalty to each other became proverbial.
- Say it
- DAY-mon
More on Wiktionary.
Is Damon a girl's or a boy's name?
Damon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the UK and 604 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Damon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #936among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were named Damon, making it the 936th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 866th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 146 boys.
Half of all the boys named Damon in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 41 boys in the UK were given Damon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #766, up from #936 for this spelling alone.
- Damon 36
- Daemon 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 953rd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Damon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #936 |
| 2024 | 34 | #984 |
| 2023 | 40 | #874 |
| 2022 | 39 | #883 |
| 2021 | 42 | #844 |
| 2020 | 38 | #866 |
| 2019 | 42 | #815 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 40 | #879 |
| 2016 | 36 | #939 |
| 2015 | 36 | #924 |
| 2014 | 42 | #817 |
| 2013 | 58 | #648 |
| 2012 | 60 | #642 |
| 2011 | 54 | #683 |
| 2010 | 35 | #911 |
| 2009 | 30 | #972 |
| 2008 | 36 | #854 |
| 2007 | 41 | #753 |
| 2006 | 46 | #674 |
| 2005 | 49 | #605 |
| 2004 | 60 | #490 |
| 2003 | 42 | #603 |
| 2002 | 43 | #549 |
| 2001 | 50 | #465 |
| 2000 | 60 | #413 |
| 1999 | 64 | #390 |
| 1998 | 84 | #337 |
| 1997 | 129 | #257 |
| 1996 | 146 | #235 |
How popular is Damon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #501among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 604about 1 in 2,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 604 boys in the US were named Damon, making it the 501st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 430th. Its busiest year was 1976, with 2,453 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Damon than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Damon in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 758 boys in the US were given Damon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #426, up from #501 for this spelling alone.
Damon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 604 | #501 |
| 2024 | 690 | #454 |
| 2023 | 743 | #425 |
| 2022 | 744 | #424 |
| 2021 | 727 | #424 |
| 2020 | 693 | #430 |
| 2019 | 651 | #460 |
| 2018 | 718 | #427 |
| 2017 | 709 | #438 |
| 2016 | 700 | #442 |
| 2015 | 719 | #427 |
| 2014 | 764 | #406 |
| 2013 | 796 | #378 |
| 2012 | 722 | #403 |
| 2011 | 682 | #414 |
| 2010 | 668 | #419 |
| 2009 | 521 | #516 |
| 2008 | 585 | #472 |
| 2007 | 674 | #428 |
| 2006 | 782 | #381 |
| 2005 | 1,007 | #321 |
| 2004 | 992 | #314 |
| 2003 | 1,022 | #298 |
| 2002 | 1,027 | #290 |
| 2001 | 1,038 | #288 |
| 2000 | 1,044 | #289 |
| 1999 | 1,020 | #285 |
| 1998 | 1,052 | #272 |
| 1997 | 986 | #284 |
| 1996 | 1,001 | #279 |
| 1995 | 957 | #283 |
| 1994 | 935 | #293 |
| 1993 | 1,000 | #281 |
| 1992 | 1,005 | #284 |
| 1991 | 888 | #291 |
| 1990 | 788 | #321 |
| 1989 | 642 | #354 |
| 1988 | 584 | #356 |
| 1987 | 533 | #366 |
| 1986 | 561 | #342 |
| 1985 | 593 | #331 |
| 1984 | 596 | #322 |
| 1983 | 600 | #319 |
| 1982 | 638 | #309 |
| 1981 | 684 | #293 |
| 1980 | 897 | #251 |
| 1979 | 1,445 | #166 |
| 1978 | 1,981 | #132 |
| 1977 | 2,357 | #112 |
| 1976 | 2,453 | #104 |
| 1975 | 2,280 | #114 |
| 1974 | 2,360 | #110 |
| 1973 | 2,045 | #125 |
| 1972 | 1,927 | #137 |
| 1971 | 1,582 | #171 |
| 1970 | 1,622 | #174 |
| 1969 | 1,455 | #188 |
| 1968 | 1,330 | #188 |
| 1967 | 982 | #224 |
| 1966 | 865 | #241 |
| 1965 | 720 | #280 |
| 1964 | 700 | #298 |
| 1963 | 753 | #281 |
| 1962 | 487 | #360 |
| 1961 | 468 | #367 |
| 1960 | 362 | #418 |
| 1959 | 339 | #434 |
| 1958 | 228 | #510 |
| 1957 | 261 | #481 |
| 1956 | 235 | #492 |
| 1955 | 214 | #505 |
| 1954 | 213 | #498 |
| 1953 | 175 | #539 |
| 1952 | 133 | #614 |
| 1951 | 133 | #609 |
| 1950 | 120 | #625 |
| 1949 | 136 | #578 |
| 1948 | 104 | #662 |
| 1947 | 137 | #577 |
| 1946 | 103 | #634 |
| 1945 | 71 | #728 |
| 1944 | 76 | #712 |
| 1943 | 72 | #768 |
| 1942 | 96 | #652 |
| 1941 | 64 | #778 |
| 1940 | 64 | #770 |
| 1939 | 69 | #717 |
| 1938 | 64 | #764 |
| 1937 | 69 | #729 |
| 1936 | 70 | #714 |
| 1935 | 50 | #894 |
| 1934 | 65 | #762 |
| 1933 | 73 | #703 |
| 1932 | 65 | #786 |
| 1931 | 51 | #901 |
| 1930 | 55 | #892 |
| 1929 | 49 | #960 |
| 1928 | 68 | #786 |
| 1927 | 63 | #849 |
| 1926 | 71 | #765 |
| 1925 | 62 | #843 |
| 1924 | 60 | #897 |
| 1923 | 50 | #976 |
| 1922 | 70 | #801 |
| 1921 | 46 | #1,026 |
| 1920 | 62 | #865 |
| 1919 | 60 | #850 |
| 1918 | 46 | #986 |
| 1917 | 34 | #1,152 |
| 1916 | 61 | #790 |
| 1915 | 41 | #980 |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,054 |
| 1913 | 20 | #1,146 |
| 1912 | 31 | #783 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,386 |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,313 |
| 1909 | 11 | #893 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 13 | #735 |
| 1906 | 9 | #852 |
| 1905 | 18 | #549 |
| 1904 | 13 | #647 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,009 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #942 |
| 1900 | 11 | #784 |
| 1899 | 7 | #856 |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,100 |
| 1895 | 8 | #794 |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #836 |
| 1892 | 11 | #640 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #809 |
Names like Damon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jason Aaron Daniel Ryan Nathan Dion Dylan David Adam Cameron Matthew Michael
Other spellings of Damon
Names related to Damon
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe