Damari
Damari is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameNitzan Damari, Israeli footballer Omer Damari, Israeli footballer Shoshana Damari (1923–2006), Israeli singerGiven nameDamari Alston, American football player Da'Mari Scott, American football player
Meaning & Origin of Damari
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Damari is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:SurnameNitzan Damari, Israeli footballer Omer Damari, Israeli footballer Shoshana Damari (1923–2006), Israeli singerGiven nameDamari Alston, American football player Da'Mari Scott, American football player
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The Story of Damari
As a girl name
Damari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 49 Damaris were born — ranking #3,315 that year. As of 2026, Damari ranks #5,753 for girls with 21 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 833 Damaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Damari first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 304 Damaris were born — ranking #782 that year. As of 2026, Damari ranks #965 for boys with 235 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 6K Damaris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Damari
Damari is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Damari's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #782. Use the chart and map above to compare Damari'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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