Given name & surname
Damari
“one who is tamed”
Damari is a variant of Damary. One Greek interpretation is “one who is tamed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Damari is a variant of Damary. One Greek interpretation is “one who is tamed.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Damari is a variant of Damary. An origin associated with Damary is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Damari through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,358
- 5,547 boys · 811 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 321 babies
- 2025
- 262
- #958 for boys · #6,173 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 93% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 243 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 958 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 304 in 2016. It also appeared in 19 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,662 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.
Damari’s family of names
In Swahili usage, Damari has a conventional equivalent in the French form Damaris. Damari has a related form in Damary. In Greek usage, Damari as a surname is a transliteration of Δαμάρη.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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