Damien vs Reiss
Damien and Reisscompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Damien was ranked #619 and Reiss #535 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Damien was ranked #747 and Reiss #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Damien and Reiss over time
Damien and Reiss appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Damien held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Reiss in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Reiss reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Damien in none. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Damien and Reiss changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #747 and #4270.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Damien held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Reiss in 0.
Highest recorded here: Damien #280 in 2003, Reiss #322 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Damien #747, Reiss #4270.
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 | Reiss |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #535 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Damien has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Reiss.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
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
Reiss
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #322 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys