Given name
Damarcus
“the son of Marcus”
Damarcus is a variant of Demarcus. One American interpretation is “the son of Marcus.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Damarcus is a variant of Demarcus. One American interpretation is “the son of Marcus.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Damarcus is a variant of Demarcus. An origin associated with Demarcus is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Damarcus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,262
- 3,262 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 131 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,658 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,658 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 39.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 131 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,038 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Damarcus’s family of names
Damarcus has a related form in Demarcus.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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