Damiri
Al-Damiri (1341–1405), the common name of Kamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Musa al-Damiri, was a Shafi'i Sunni scholar, jurist, traditionist, theologian, and expert in Arabic from late medieval Cairo. He was best known for his writing on Muslim jurisprudence and natural history. He wrote the first known systematic work on zoological knowledge in Arabic, the Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā, c.1371.
Meaning & Origin of Damiri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Al-Damiri (1341–1405), the common name of Kamal al-Din Muhammad ibn Musa al-Damiri, was a Shafi'i Sunni scholar, jurist, traditionist, theologian, and expert in Arabic from late medieval Cairo. He was best known for his writing on Muslim jurisprudence and natural history. He wrote the first known systematic work on zoological knowledge in Arabic, the Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān al-kubrā, c.1371.
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The Story of Damiri
As a girl name
Damiri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2022, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 12 Damiris were born — ranking #8,472 that year. As of 2026, Damiri ranks #10,241 for girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Damiris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Damiri first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2020, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 50 Damiris were born — ranking #2,626 that year. As of 2026, Damiri ranks #2,626 for boys with 50 births, with steady use. In total, more than 220 Damiris have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Damiri
Damiri is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2020 and has accumulated 220 births in the dataset. Damiri's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,626. Use the chart and map above to compare Damiri's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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 .
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