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How popular is the name Damien?
Births per year, rank history and how many Damiens are alive today.
Damien (male) is an uncommon spelling of the boys' name Damian in England and Wales, ranked 745th in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. This spelling of the name peaked in 1984, when around 580 babies were given the name, the 97th most popular that year. It has declined since 1984; the 2025 figure is roughly 8% of its peak. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 6,500 babies have been named Damien in England and Wales since 1984. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Damian you are most likely to meet is around 52 years old. Half of all Damians born in England and Wales are between 33 and 53, and there are at least 26,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly an 8.2% chance that at least one of them will be called Damian.
How many babies are named Damien each year?
Includes all spellings: Damien, Damian, Damion. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Damien spelling rank?
Where does the Damian spelling rank?
Where does the Damion spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Damien most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Damian, peaked in 1974, when around 1,100 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Damien spelling itself peaked in 1984, with around 580 babies.
How many people are called Damien?
At least 26,000 people named Damien in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Damien?
Most living Damiens are between 33 and 53; the most common age is about 52.
Is Damien becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.