Given name
Damarius
“resembling a calf”·“one who is gentle”
Damarius is a variant of Damario. Interpretations include “resembling a calf” and “one who is gentle”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Damarius is a variant of Damario. Interpretations include “resembling a calf” and “one who is gentle”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Damarius is a variant of Damario. Damario has been associated with Greek and Spanish naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
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
Damarius through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,544
- 1,544 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,893 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,893 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 83 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,049 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.
Damarius’s family of names
Damarius has a related form in Damario.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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