Boy · #6,823 in 2026

Damin

Damin was a ceremonial language register formerly used by the advanced initiated men of the aboriginal Lardil and Yangkaal peoples of northern Australia. Both inhabit islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Lardil on Mornington Island, the largest island of the Wellesley Islands, and the Yangkaal on the Forsyth Islands. Their languages belong to the same family, the Tangkic languages.

Current Rank
#6,823
Peak Rank
#2,001 (1975)
Total Babies
578
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1966
First Year
2022
Last Year
1975
Peak Year
#2001
Peak Rank
578
Total Count
49
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Damin

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Damin was a ceremonial language register formerly used by the advanced initiated men of the aboriginal Lardil and Yangkaal peoples of northern Australia. Both inhabit islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Lardil on Mornington Island, the largest island of the Wellesley Islands, and the Yangkaal on the Forsyth Islands. Their languages belong to the same family, the Tangkic languages.

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Origin & history
The origin of Damin is unclear. The Lardil and the Yangkaal say that Damin was created by a mythological figure in Dreamtime . Hale and colleagues believe that it was invented by Lardil elders; it has several aspects found in language games around the world, such as turning nasal occlusives such as m and n into nasal clicks , doubling consonants, and the like. Evans and colleagues, after studying the mythology of both tribes, speculate that it was the Yangkaal elders who invented Damin and passed it to the Lardil. According to Fleming (2017), "the eccentric features of Damin developed in an em

The Story of Damin

The earliest SSA record of Damin as a baby boy name dates back to 1966, when 5 babies received it. 1975 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Damin — #2,001 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Damin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Damin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 12 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 578 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Damin

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Frequently Asked Questions about Damin

What does the name Damin mean?
Damin was a ceremonial language register formerly used by the advanced initiated men of the aboriginal Lardil and Yangkaal peoples of northern Australia. Both inhabit islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Lardil on Mornington Island, the largest island of the Wellesley Islands, and the Yangkaal on the Forsyth Islands. Their languages belong to the same family, the Tangkic languages.
How popular is Damin in 2026?
In 2026, Damin ranks #6,823 among boys' names in the U.S., with 12 babies given the name that year.
When was Damin most popular?
Damin reached its peak popularity in 1975, ranking #2,001 that year with 23 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Damin most popular?
Damin has historically been most popular in New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Damin.
Is Damin a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Damin is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Damin?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Damin include Olando, Zylen, Gillie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Damin

Damin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 578 births in the dataset. Damin's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #2,001. Use the chart and map above to compare Damin'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 .

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.