ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1916 First Year 2026 Last Year 1985 Peak Year #2171 Peak Rank 565 Total Count 55 Years Active 🌍 ## 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… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damiano%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damiano%5F%28given%5Fname%29) ### 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. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Damiano Phonetically similar names — useful when Damiano is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Damiani](/damiani) * [Damiana](/damiana) * [Domino](/domino) * Dimino * [Damian](/damian) * [Damien](/damien) * [Damion](/damion) * [Domina](/domina) * [Domini](/domini) * Domine * [Damico](/damico) * [Domani](/domani) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Damiano What does the name Damiano mean? 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… What is the origin of the name Damiano? Damiano has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Italian. How popular is Damiano in 2026? In 2026, Damiano ranks #4,868 among boys' names in the U.S., with 20 babies given the name that year. When was Damiano most popular? Damiano reached its peak popularity in 1985, ranking #2,171 that year with 25 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Damiano most popular? Damiano has historically been most popular in South Carolina, New York, Florida. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Damiano. Is Damiano a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Damiano is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Damiano? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Damiano include Rayn, Lemarcus, Akeen. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👦RaynPeak #2171](/rayn)[👦LemarcusPeak #2171](/lemarcus)[👦AkeenPeak #2170](/akeen)[👦BrystonPeak #2172](/bryston)[👦ChayannePeak #2170](/chayanne)[👦DencilPeak #2169](/dencil)[👦SherylPeak #2169](/sheryl)[👦DannyePeak #2169](/dannye) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1985 → ](/year/1985) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.