Damaria Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Damaria

Pronunciation: duh-MAR-ee-uh

Gender Girl
GIRLS RANK
#10,281
TREND
3,551

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of girls named Damaria in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Damaria

  • 544 babies named Damaria: U.S. records list 544 babies given the name Damaria from 1880 through 2025. Even 69 boys received the name Damaria - about 1 boy for every 7 girls.

What Does the Name Damaria Mean?

Damaria is a rare feminine name whose meaning is not firmly established. It is most often linked to Damaris, the name of a woman mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:34), whose Greek form Δάμαρις has a disputed etymology. One common explanation connects it to the Greek word damar, meaning "wife" or "spouse"; another connects it to damazō, "to tame" or "to subdue." Some scholars instead treat Damaris as a non-Greek name borrowed into Greek from an unknown source. A separate, modern possibility is that Damaria is a feminine form of the name Damario, which itself has no documented ancient origin. Because Damaria is rare and no earlier forms of it are documented, neither derivation can be confirmed, and the resemblance to Damaris or Damario is not proof of a shared origin.

Damaria Name History & Origins

Damaria is a rare given name used mainly in the United States. It does not have a long chain of documented forms in the way older European names do; it appears as a modern feminine name resembling more established ones. Its best-known relative is Damaris, a name carried by a woman in the Greek New Testament. In Acts 17:34, Damaris is named among the small group of Athenians who joined Paul after his speech at the Areopagus, alongside Dionysius the Areopagite. The name later entered English use; the philosopher Damaris Cudworth Masham, born in England in 1659, is a documented early example. Damaria can be read as a feminine elaboration of Damaris or of the male name Damario, but that link rests on resemblance rather than documented descent.

How Popular is the Name Damaria?

Damaria 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 2006. Its best rank was #4,862 in 2005.

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.

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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How the Name Damaria Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You are strong in material matters, determined and stubborn. You have good business ability. You are a good worker, steady and practical, a builder who takes responsibility well. These qualities may bring you a position of authority and power. You are a doer, down-to-earth, serious-minded, reliable, and self-disciplined; have good power of concentration. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.

You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.

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