Damiano
Damiano is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include:Damiano Cunego, Italian road bicycle racer Damiano Damiani, Italian screenwriter, film director, and actor Damiano David, Italian singer song-writer and Eurovision winner Damiano Ferronetti, Italian footballer Damiano Longhi, Italian footballer Damiano Lugon, Italian luger Damiano Mazza (artist), Italian Renaissance…
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Damiano
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Damiano is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include:Damiano Cunego, Italian road bicycle racer Damiano Damiani, Italian screenwriter, film director, and actor Damiano David, Italian singer song-writer and Eurovision winner Damiano Ferronetti, Italian footballer Damiano Longhi, Italian footballer Damiano Lugon, Italian luger Damiano Mazza (artist), Italian Renaissance…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Damiano
The earliest SSA record of Damiano as a baby boy name dates back to 1916, when 8 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Damiano — #2,171 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Damiano on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Damiano ranks #4,868 for baby boys with 20 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). All told, over 565 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Damiano
Damiano is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 565 births in the dataset. Damiano's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #2,171. Use the chart and map above to compare Damiano'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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