Given name & surname · also Greek
Damario
“resembling a calf”·“one who is gentle”
Damario is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “resembling a calf” and “one who is gentle”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “resembling a calf” and “one who is gentle”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Greek and Spanish naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Damario through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,345
- 1,345 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,199 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,199 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 849 as a first name in 2020; 266 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Damario’s family of names
Damario has a related form in Damarius. Damario has a related form in Damareo. Damario has a related form in Damarios.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Damariusvariant
- Dameriusvariant
- Damarriolikely variant
- Dameriosvariant
- Damareovariant
- Damereovariant
- Dameriovariant
- Damerovariant
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