Damario
A masculine name of obscure origin, possibly from the Spanish given name Mario.
Name Census estimates that about 1,303 living Americans carry the first name Damario. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Damario today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Damario births was 2005 (50 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Damario. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Damario with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 263,050 Americans
Peak year
2005
50 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,946
Tracked since 1975
Census
Damario in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 846 people with the first name Damario, which placed it at #14,041 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,041
National first-name rank
People counted
846
846 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
80.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Damario
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Damario is Black at 80.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.1%) and Two or More Races (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Damario described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Damario at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American80.7% · 683
- Hispanic or Latino11.1% · 94
- Two or more races5.9% · 50
- White1.4% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 1
Popularity
Damario: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Damario from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 386 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Damario by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Damario during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Damarios live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. Michigan, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Damario, while Minnesota, Louisiana, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Damario
The name Damario is believed to have originated from the Latin language, with its roots traced back to the Roman Empire era. It is a combination of two Latin words: "damarius," meaning "of the house," and "arius," a suffix indicating belonging or association. Therefore, the name Damario could be interpreted as "one belonging to the household" or "one of the household."
In ancient times, the name Damario was likely used as a designation for individuals who were part of a prominent Roman household or family. It may have been given to slaves, servants, or even freedmen who were closely associated with a particular noble or patrician family. However, there are no definitive records or ancient texts that explicitly mention the name Damario.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Damario can be traced back to the medieval period in Italy. One notable figure was Damario di Firenze, a 13th-century Florentine merchant and banker who played a significant role in the economic affairs of the city-state during that time. Another individual named Damario Rossi was a renowned painter from the 16th century, known for his frescoes in various churches throughout Italy.
In the 17th century, a Spanish explorer and navigator named Damario de la Cruz sailed with the Spanish Armada and is credited with mapping several uncharted regions of the Caribbean Sea. His journals and maps were influential in the age of exploration and colonization.
Moving to more recent history, Damario Gonzalez was a Mexican revolutionary who fought alongside Emiliano Zapata during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. He was known for his bravery and unwavering commitment to the revolutionary cause.
Another notable figure was Damario Benedetti, an Italian-American author and playwright born in 1920. His works often explored themes of immigration, identity, and the experiences of Italian-Americans in the United States. He is considered a pivotal figure in the Italian-American literary tradition.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have borne the name Damario, highlighting its diverse cultural and historical roots spanning different eras and regions.
People
Damario + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Damario as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Damario: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damario?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,303 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Damario going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 263,050 US residents.
Is Damario a common name?
We classify Damario as "Rare". It ranks above 91.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,331 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Damario most popular?
The single biggest year for Damario was 2005, when 50 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Damario is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Damario in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 846 people with the name Damario, or 0.28 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,041 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Damario in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Damario?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Damario appears almost entirely male. Of the 849 people counted with this name, 99.9% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Damario?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Damario is Black at 80.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.1%) and Two or More Races (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Damario most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Damario in the 2020 Census, accounting for 80.7% (683 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Damario in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Damario a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Damario in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Damario still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Damario in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Damario can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Damario?
Want to know how many people share the name Damario? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.