Damien

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Damien: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Damien: Recorded every year since 1964, it reached #34 in 1974, and it stood at #468 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
138times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#34highest recorded position
31groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Damien's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 33 years running. Names by top-100 run

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#288
1997	#291
1998	#322
1999	#306
2000	#356
2001	#333
2002	#363
2003	#280
2004	#291
2005	#353
2006	#353
2007	#319
2008	#339
2009	#404
2010	#402
2011	#458
2012	#434
2013	#538
2014	#513
2015	#538
2016	#698
2017	#684
2018	#731
2019	#589
2020	#739
2021	#682
2022	#656
2023	#608
2024	#747

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #619 among boys in Scotland, #747 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Damien appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 62 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 6,406 births with the name.

Damien across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Damien's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#75 (1964)	#34 (1982)	#468 (2025)	62 of 62	6,406 (1964–2025)	339 (1980)
England and Wales · Boys	#288 (1996)	#280 (2003)	#747 (2024)	29 of 29	2,235 (1996–2024)	118 (2007)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#169 (1997)	#134 (1999)	#395 (2023)	21 of 27	105 (1997–2023)	14 (1999)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#89 (1969)	#34 (1974)	#94 (1993)	25 of 25	3,775 (1969–1993)	260 (1974)

Damien by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Damien in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	557	6 of 10	93
1970s	2,175	10 of 10	218
1980sbusiest	2,491	10 of 10	249
1990s	807	10 of 10	81
2000s	224	10 of 10	22
2010s	109	10 of 10	11
2020s	43	6 of 10	7

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1980s were its busiest decade, averaging 249 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1979 and 1980, when recorded births rose by 77, from 262 to 339.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Damien appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #34 in Republic of Ireland in 1982.

Damien's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#747	46	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#608	59	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#656	53	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#682	52	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#739	44	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#589	63	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#731	46	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#684	51	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#698	49	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#538	71	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#513	75	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#538	68	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#434	91	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#458	82	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#402	98	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#404	96	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#339	114	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#319	118	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#353	99	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#353	89	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#291	105	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#280	107	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#363	67	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#333	78	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#356	67	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#306	88	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#322	78	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#291	91	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#288	90	High	Verified
1993	New South Wales, Australia	male	#94	85	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	male	#91	90	Insufficient	Not yet available
1991	New South Wales, Australia	male	#92	85	Insufficient	Not yet available
1990	New South Wales, Australia	male	#76	114	Insufficient	Not yet available
1989	New South Wales, Australia	male	#75	117	Insufficient	Not yet available
1988	New South Wales, Australia	male	#84	99	Insufficient	Not yet available
1987	New South Wales, Australia	male	#76	110	Insufficient	Not yet available
1986	New South Wales, Australia	male	#67	113	Insufficient	Not yet available
1985	New South Wales, Australia	male	#70	103	Insufficient	Not yet available
1984	New South Wales, Australia	male	#65	123	Insufficient	Not yet available
1983	New South Wales, Australia	male	#61	131	Insufficient	Not yet available
1982	New South Wales, Australia	male	#59	142	Insufficient	Not yet available
1981	New South Wales, Australia	male	#45	189	Insufficient	Not yet available
1980	New South Wales, Australia	male	#42	195	Insufficient	Not yet available
1979	New South Wales, Australia	male	#34	259	Insufficient	Not yet available
1978	New South Wales, Australia	male	#46	175	Insufficient	Not yet available
1977	New South Wales, Australia	male	#43	189	Insufficient	Not yet available
1976	New South Wales, Australia	male	#51	169	Insufficient	Not yet available
1975	New South Wales, Australia	male	#35	243	Insufficient	Not yet available
1974	New South Wales, Australia	male	#34	260	Insufficient	Not yet available
1973	New South Wales, Australia	male	#45	213	Insufficient	Not yet available
1972	New South Wales, Australia	male	#55	180	Insufficient	Not yet available
1971	New South Wales, Australia	male	#56	177	Insufficient	Not yet available
1970	New South Wales, Australia	male	#63	135	Insufficient	Not yet available
1969	New South Wales, Australia	male	#89	79	Insufficient	Not yet available
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#395	3	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#414	3	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#418	3	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#320	5	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#315	5	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#398	3	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#403	3	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#375	3	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#387	3	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#247	7	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#328	4	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#315	4	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#341	3	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#307	3	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#235	5	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#263	4	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#175	8	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#224	5	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#134	14	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#182	8	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#169	9	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#468	7	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#520	6	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#362	10	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#429	8	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#552	5	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#459	7	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#466	7	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#401	9	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#317	13	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#412	8	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#355	11	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#364	11	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#422	8	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#401	9	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	20	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#322	13	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#292	15	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#287	15	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#171	32	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#211	19	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	18	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	21	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	17	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#112	41	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#165	19	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#139	27	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#136	25	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#137	25	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#109	46	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#88	64	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#84	67	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#84	72	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#70	99	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#62	122	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#60	129	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#53	158	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#49	153	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#47	171	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#45	192	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#42	216	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#40	240	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#39	275	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#37	276	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#34	323	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#37	306	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#35	339	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#39	262	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#49	215	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#42	239	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#45	228	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#46	223	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#40	250	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#49	203	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#47	200	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#46	206	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#49	149	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#42	169	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#46	127	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#68	81	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#76	68	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#73	63	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#75	49	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#619	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 62 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #34, first reached in 1974.

It held a top-100 place in 33 years, 33 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 339 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1980.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1969, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Damaris · #716, 26y
Damian · #46, 62y
Damilola · #500, 26y
Damion · #250, 28y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Cora · #33, 62y
Celine · #32, 62y
Eve · #36, 60y
Alina · #37, 63y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Naomi · #34, 62y
Shaun · #34, 61y
Aidan · #33, 62y
Aiden · #33, 62y

Damien was ranked #34 in New South Wales, Australia · Boys in 1974. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Damien and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Damien without appearing here.

Damien moved ahead of

Ciaran Compare
In 2018 they stood at #731 and #646 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2019 that had become #589 and #753.
Gregory Compare
In 2017 they stood at #684 and #673 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #731 and #887.
Tony Compare
In 2016 they stood at #698 and #597 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #684 and #833.
Darren Compare
In 2016 they stood at #698 and #641 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #684 and #806.

Moved ahead of Damien

Kasper Compare
In 2015 they stood at #538 and #557 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #698 and #435.
Colin Compare
In 2023 they stood at #362 and #436 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #520 and #302.
Hunter Compare
In 2011 they stood at #458 and #473 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #434 and #238.
Andreas Compare
In 2023 they stood at #608 and #679 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #747 and #552.

Moved the opposite way to Damien

Benjamin Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Damien went from #75 to #468 while Benjamin went from #139 to #83.
Conor Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Damien went from #75 to #468 while Conor went from #56 to #16.
Luke Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Damien went from #75 to #468 while Luke went from #105 to #23.
Aaron Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Damien went from #73 to #468 while Aaron went from #222 to #71.

Moved the same way as Damien

Alfred Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Damien went from #75 to #468 and Alfred from #134 to #286.
Edward Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Damien went from #75 to #468 and Edward from #18 to #125.
Frank Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Damien went from #75 to #468 and Frank from #164 to #286.
George Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Damien went from #75 to #468 and George from #52 to #112.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #34 in Republic of Ireland in 1982. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Damien

Damien at a glance

What stands out in Damien's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Damien across 4 official records

Damien by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Damien appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Damien and the names beside it

Damien moved ahead of

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Damien at a glance

What stands out in Damien's record

Damien across 4 official records

Damien by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Damien appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Damien

Damien and the names beside it

Damien moved ahead of

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