Damon

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Origin and meaning of Damon

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 100% (4,595 births)

Girls - 0% (0 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: English variant of the Greek name Damian
Meaning:: To tame
More info:: Damon is an English variant of the name Damian. Damian is a form of the Greek name Damianos, which possibly derives from the Greek word "damazein" (to tame).

Damon came into common and frequent usage in the 1950s. Famous bearers include American actor Matt Damon and New York writer Damon Runyon of the musical "Guys and Dolls."

Pronunciation:: DAY mun

Form of:: Damian

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Popularity:: Ranks 406th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Damon (Source: US SSA)

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Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Damon was chosen 59,852 times as a name, 316 times for girls and 59,536 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	847	-	406	-	709
2011	861	-	414	-	675
2010	883	-	419	-	661
2009	1,103	-	521	-	516
2008	999	-	474	-	582
2007	901	-	428	-	672
2006	793	-	381	-	780
2005	639	-	321	-	1,007
2004	630	14,568	314	6	989
2003	604	-	299	-	1,020
2002	597	-	290	-	1,025
2001	590	-	288	-	1,039
2000	593	-	289	-	1,043
1999	589	-	285	-	1,019
1998	557	-	272	-	1,052
1997	573	10,006	284	8	985
1996	566	-	279	-	1,001
1995	573	-	283	-	957
1994	591	-	293	-	934
1993	561	12,122	281	6	1,000
1992	560	9,676	284	8	1,005
1991	599	-	291	-	888
1990	657	-	321	-	787
1989	746	-	352	-	643
1988	763	-	355	-	584
1987	776	10,114	367	6	533
1986	746	-	342	-	560
1985	718	-	332	-	593
1984	704	-	322	-	595
1983	686	5,514	318	12	601
1982	669	7,001	308	9	638
1981	631	8,295	292	7	684
1980	528	7,549	251	8	896
1979	349	5,146	166	13	1,447
1978	270	3,948	132	18	1,979
1977	237	2,789	112	29	2,354
1976	212	3,028	104	24	2,455
1975	241	3,180	114	22	2,280
1974	238	2,691	111	27	2,364
1973	268	3,811	125	16	2,048
1972	284	3,572	137	17	1,926
1971	360	3,186	170	21	1,583
1970	369	4,277	174	13	1,621
1969	398	4,224	188	12	1,457
1968	405	6,387	188	6	1,329
1967	488	5,568	224	7	979
1966	529	6,768	241	5	866
1965	612	-	280	-	720
1964	642	-	298	-	701
1963	622	-	281	-	751
1962	783	5,991	359	6	488
1961	806	-	367	-	467
1960	903	6,546	419	5	361
1959	944	-	433	-	340
1958	1,159	-	515	-	226
1957	1,067	-	484	-	261
1956	1,098	-	492	-	236
1955	1,115	-	504	-	216
1954	1,104	-	499	-	213
1953	1,199	-	538	-	174
1952	1,365	-	618	-	131
1951	1,298	5,573	598	5	135
1950	1,379	-	624	-	121
1949	1,294	-	583	-	133
1948	1,464	-	660	-	105
1947	1,259	-	576	-	138
1946	1,398	-	633	-	103
1945	1,587	-	730	-	71
1944	1,533	-	709	-	77
1943	1,631	-	769	-	72
1942	1,382	-	651	-	96
1941	1,639	-	780	-	64
1940	1,613	-	771	-	64
1939	1,507	-	718	-	69
1938	1,586	-	763	-	64
1937	1,511	-	732	-	69
1936	1,462	-	715	-	70
1935	1,789	-	892	-	50
1934	1,554	-	764	-	65
1933	1,432	-	705	-	73
1932	1,591	-	787	-	65
1931	1,801	-	900	-	51
1930	1,805	-	895	-	55
1929	1,914	-	963	-	49
1928	1,612	-	788	-	68
1927	1,727	-	848	-	63
1926	1,591	-	769	-	71
1925	1,734	-	846	-	62
1924	1,820	-	900	-	60
1923	1,993	-	982	-	50
1922	1,633	-	801	-	70
1921	2,084	-	1,031	-	46
1920	1,733	-	865	-	62
1919	1,710	-	852	-	60
1918	2,003	-	989	-	46
1917	2,297	-	1,151	-	34
1916	1,630	-	791	-	61
1915	1,971	-	984	-	41
1914	2,108	-	1,060	-	29
1913	2,325	-	1,152	-	20
1912	1,649	-	786	-	31
1911	3,152	-	1,418	-	7
1910	3,031	-	1,337	-	7
1909	2,109	-	907	-	11
1908	-	-	-	-	-
1907	1,778	-	747	-	13
1906	2,099	-	866	-	9
1905	1,393	-	550	-	18
1904	1,613	-	651	-	13
1903	2,475	-	1,037	-	6
1902	-	-	-	-	-
1901	2,322	-	975	-	6
1900	1,881	-	797	-	11
1899	2,038	-	878	-	7
1898	2,154	-	905	-	7
1897	-	-	-	-	-
1896	2,564	-	1,135	-	5
1895	1,917	-	809	-	8
1894	-	-	-	-	-
1893	1,925	-	850	-	7
1892	1,504	-	651	-	11
1891	-	-	-	-	-
1890	-	-	-	-	-
1889	2,161	-	1,001	-	5
1888	-	-	-	-	-
1887	-	-	-	-	-
1886	-	-	-	-	-
1885	-	-	-	-	-
1884	-	-	-	-	-
1883	-	-	-	-	-
1882	-	-	-	-	-
1881	-	-	-	-	-
1880	1,539	-	839	-	6

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	1539	-	839
1890-99	2013	-	870
1900-09	1937	-	803
1910-19	2241	-	1074
1920-29	1770	-	870
1930-39	1615	-	795
1940-49	1501	-	698
1950-59	1198	5573	541
1960-64	779	6269	357
1965-69	509	6241	233
1970-74	320	3712	152
1975-79	240	3236	116
1980-84	629	7090	292
1985-89	751	10114	349
1990-94	594	10899	294
1995-99	567	10006	280
2000	593	-	289
2001	590	-	288
2002	597	-	290
2003	604	-	299
2004	630	14568	314
2005	639	-	321
2006	793	-	381
2007	901	-	428
2008	999	-	474
2009	1103	-	521
2010	883	-	419
2011	861	-	414
2012	847	-	406

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Meaning of Damon: Damon is an English variant of the name Damian

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