Daemen
Damen or Daemen is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Daam". Daam is an archaic nickname for Adam. Variant forms are Daamen, Daams, Daems, and Dame. Notable people with these surnames include:
Meaning & Origin of Daemen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Damen or Daemen is a Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Daam". Daam is an archaic nickname for Adam. Variant forms are Daamen, Daams, Daems, and Dame. Notable people with these surnames include:
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The Story of Daemen
Daemen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 7 Daemens were born — ranking #9,871 that year. As of 2026, Daemen ranks #9,871 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Daemens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Daemen
Daemen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Daemen's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #9,871. Use the chart and map above to compare Daemen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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