Damien vs Dane
Damien and Danecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1989, Damien was ranked #75 and Dane #80 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2002, Damien was ranked #175 and Dane #281 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Damien was ranked #468 and Dane #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Damien was ranked #608 and Dane #2813 among boys in England and Wales.
Damien and Dane over time
Damien and Dane appear together in 3 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Damien held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Dane in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Damien reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Dane in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Damien and Dane were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 32 years, from 1979 to 2025, ending at #468 and #829.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Damien #280 in 2003, Dane #256 in 2001.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys32 shared years, 1979–2025
Damien held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Dane in 0.
Highest recorded here: Damien #39 in 1979, Dane #145 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Damien #468, Dane #829.
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2023
Damien held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Dane in 2.
Highest recorded here: Damien #280 in 2003, Dane #256 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Damien #608, Dane #2813.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys11 shared years, 1979–1989
Damien held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Dane in 1.
Highest recorded here: Damien #34 in 1979, Dane #62 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Damien #75, Dane #80.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Damien | Dane |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Damien and Dane both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Damien
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #75 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–1993
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 (recorded 1969–1993).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Dane
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #88 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1979–1989
Highest recorded position: #62 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1984 (recorded 1979–1989).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys