Given name
Damascus
“a man from Damascus”
Damascus is a variant of Damaskenos. One Greek interpretation is “a man from Damascus.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Damascus is a variant of Damaskenos. One Greek interpretation is “a man from Damascus.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Damascus is a variant of Damaskenos. An origin associated with Damaskenos is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Damascus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 129
- 129 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 158 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.
Damascus’s family of names
Damascus has a related form in Damaskenos.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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