Damian Velarde
There are approximately 3 people named Damian Velarde living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Damian with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Velarde. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
3
1 in 114,251,446
Named Damian
104K
Alive today
Named Velarde
8.7K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 104K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2013
Average age: 20
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (57.1%)
Estimated bearers: 8.7K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #4,544
Per 100K: 2.54
Top ancestry: Hispanic (82.2%)
First name trend
Damian: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Damian. The peak year was 2013 with 3,985 births. The average person named Damian today is 20 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Damian
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Damian, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 57.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Damian described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Damian at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino57.1% · 44,826
- White28.7% · 22,549
- Black or African American8.9% · 6,958
- Two or more races3.4% · 2,641
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 947
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 618
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Velarde surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Velarde, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 82.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Velarde described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Velarde at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino82.2% · 6,236
- White9.2% · 697
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4% · 411
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 140
- Two or more races1.1% · 84
- Black or African American0.2% · 15
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Damian has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0305% of the US population, based on 104,458 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Damian right now.
The surname Velarde appears at a rate of 2.54 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0025%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 3 people with the full name Damian Velarde. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Damian Velarde: questions and answers
How many people are named Damian Velarde?
We estimate approximately 3 people in the United States share the full name Damian Velarde. That works out to about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0305%) with the surname frequency (2.54 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Damian Velarde?
We classify Damian Velarde as "Very Rare". About 1 in 114,251,446 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Damian a male or female name?
Damian is predominantly male. Out of 107,019 total SSA registrations, 99.7% were male and 0.3% were female. See the full Damian profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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