Damean
An invented name of uncertain meaning and origin.
Name Census estimates that about 454 living Americans carry the first name Damean. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Damean today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Damean births was 2004 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Damean. 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.
People living today
454
~ 1 in 754,966 Americans
Peak year
2004
24 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,443
Tracked since 1969
Census
Damean in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 389 people with the first name Damean, which placed it at #24,672 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
#24,672
National first-name rank
People counted
389
389 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
38.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Damean
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Damean is White at 38.8%. The next largest groups are Black (27.5%) and Hispanic (24.7%). 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 Damean 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 Damean at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White38.8% · 151
- Black or African American27.5% · 107
- Hispanic or Latino24.7% · 96
- Two or more races6.4% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 4
Popularity
Damean: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Damean from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 178 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
Damean 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 Damean during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Damean
The name Damean is a variant of the name Damian, which has its origins in the Late Latin name Damianus. Damianus was derived from the Greek name Damianos, which came from the ancient Greek word "daman" meaning "to tame" or "to subdue."
The earliest known usage of the name Damianus can be traced back to the early Christian era, when it was borne by several early saints and martyrs. One of the most notable was Saint Damian, a 4th-century physician and martyr from Asia Minor, who is venerated as the patron saint of apothecaries and physicians.
In the Middle Ages, the name Damian gained popularity across Europe, particularly in regions with strong Christian traditions. Several historical figures from this period bore the name, including Damian de Veuster, also known as Father Damien, a Belgian Catholic priest who devoted his life to serving those afflicted with leprosy in Hawaii in the 19th century.
Another notable figure with the name Damean was Damean Crisdion, an English philosopher and theologian who lived in the 12th century. He is best known for his work "De Philosophia Christiana," which aimed to reconcile Christian teachings with the principles of Aristotelian philosophy.
In the Renaissance era, the name Damean was borne by several artists and intellectuals, including Damean Forment, a Spanish sculptor active in the early 16th century, who is renowned for his works in the Cathedral of Huesca and the Monastery of Poblet.
Moving into the modern era, one of the most famous individuals with the name Damean was Damean Runyon, an American writer and journalist born in 1880, who is best known for his short stories depicting the colorful and often eccentric characters of New York City's underbelly.
While the name Damean has remained relatively uncommon throughout history, it has maintained a presence across various cultures and time periods, often associated with individuals who have made significant contributions to the arts, sciences, and religious traditions.
People
Damean + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Damean 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
Damean: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Damean?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 454 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Damean 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 754,966 US residents.
Is Damean a common name?
We classify Damean as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 468 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Damean most popular?
The single biggest year for Damean was 2004, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Damean is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Damean in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 389 people with the name Damean, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,672 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 Damean 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 Damean?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Damean leans strongly male. 385 people counted with this name were male (98.2%), compared with 7 female bearers (1.8%). 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 Damean?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Damean is White at 38.8%. The next largest groups are Black (27.5%) and Hispanic (24.7%). 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 Damean most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Damean in the 2020 Census, accounting for 38.8% (151 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 Damean in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Damean a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Damean 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 Damean still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Damean 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 Damean 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 people are named Damean?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.