Fun Facts About the Name Damein
- More than 1 thousand babies named Damein: U.S. records list 1,045 babies given the name Damein from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Damein Mean?
Damein is a variant spelling of Damien, a name meaning "tamer" or "subduer" that comes from Greek. It derives from the Greek personal name Damianos (Δαμιανός), formed from the verb damazō (δαμάζω), "to tame, subdue," with the suffix -ianos. Latin adopted the name as Damianus, and French developed it as Damien. The form Damein keeps that etymology but places the e before the i. The first part of the name is not related to the English word dame, and the name is also unrelated to demon.
Damein Name History & Origins
According to Christian tradition, Saint Damian was a physician and martyr of the third century who was executed with his twin brother Cosmas. Devotion to the two saints spread from the eastern Mediterranean into western Europe, where churches and hospitals were named for them. The Latin form Damianus became established across Christian Europe and produced the French Damien.
English speakers have used both Damian and Damien, with Damien often reflecting French influence. Damein is a less common English respelling from that same tradition, with the vowel letters rearranged; it has no separate root or distinct language of origin. Later church figures include Saint Damien of Molokai, the nineteenth-century missionary known as Father Damien, who served leprosy patients in Hawaii. The 1976 film The Omen uses the spelling Damien for a fictional character; this is a modern literary use and not the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Damein?
Damein 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 1978. Its best rank was #1,304 in 1978.
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 | #12,454 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,566 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #12,575 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #9,029 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #12,471 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #6,374 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #5,217 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #5,528 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #5,727 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #4,396 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #3,571 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #4,163 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #3,920 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #3,322 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #2,717 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #3,300 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #2,586 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2002 | #3,689 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #3,340 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #3,010 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #3,608 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #4,935 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #4,285 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #3,856 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #3,118 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #3,350 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #4,061 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #4,620 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #3,133 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #3,193 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #3,345 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #3,241 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #2,580 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #2,532 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #2,084 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #1,891 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1983 | #2,102 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1982 | #2,012 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1981 | #1,733 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1980 | #1,451 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1979 | #1,357 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1978 | #1,304 | 48 | 0.0029% |
| 1977 | #1,751 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1976 | #2,439 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1975 | #3,109 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #2,484 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #3,054 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #4,059 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #3,418 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #4,846 | 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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