Fun Facts About the Name Damara
- More than 1 thousand babies named Damara: U.S. records list 1,030 babies given the name Damara from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Damara Mean?
Damara is generally explained as a variant of Damaris, a name of Greek origin, and its meaning is not securely known. The derivation most often suggested is Greek dámar (δάμαρ), "wife" or "spouse," a word whose own etymology is obscure. A second proposal connects the name to damázō (δαμάζω), "to tame" or "subdue." Neither explanation is firmly established, so reference works usually list the name as being of uncertain meaning.
A separate suggestion treats Damara as a form of Tamara, but Tamara comes from Hebrew tamar, "palm tree," and belongs to a different language family. The two names resemble each other only in sound, so a shared origin should not be assumed.
Damara Name History & Origins
The parent form, Damaris, appears in the Acts of the Apostles (17:34), where a woman of that name in Athens is named among those who joined Paul. This Greek biblical form is the name's best-documented early ancestor in Christian usage, and it was carried into European languages through the Bible and church tradition.
Damara is one of the later spelling variants of this name. It belongs with forms such as Damaris, Damarys, and similar spellings that arose once the name was taken into modern vernacular languages, and it is used mainly in English-speaking countries. The parent form Damaris is also a common given name in East Africa, especially Kenya, a pattern that reflects missionary and biblical naming rather than a separate source for Damara.
The same spelling is used for the Damara people of central Namibia and for the region historically called Damaraland. That ethnonym has its own separate history, and the identical spelling does not imply that it shares an origin with the personal name.
How Popular is the Name Damara?
Damara has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2004. Its best rank was #3,014 in 1980.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,600 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #8,154 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #8,143 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #10,472 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,443 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #11,614 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #7,861 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #9,468 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #11,084 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #11,109 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #12,203 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,127 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #6,167 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #5,409 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #5,462 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #7,418 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #6,616 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #4,986 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2006 | #6,931 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #5,485 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #3,190 | 48 | 0.0026% |
| 2003 | #5,124 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #7,936 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #4,348 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2000 | #3,904 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1999 | #4,761 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1998 | #3,944 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #4,152 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #3,651 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #3,435 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #5,070 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #4,286 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #5,100 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #5,225 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #4,271 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #4,386 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #3,918 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1987 | #4,159 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #5,236 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #3,757 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1984 | #4,783 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #4,319 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #3,544 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #4,186 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #3,014 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1979 | #4,078 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #5,277 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #4,993 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #4,947 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #6,074 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #4,507 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #4,940 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #4,576 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #4,598 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #7,242 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #6,803 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #6,714 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #6,755 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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