Given name
Damel
“a strong-willed man”
Damel is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a strong-willed man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a strong-willed man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Damel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69
- 69 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 138 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.
Damel’s family of names
Damel has a related form in Damele. Damel has a related form in Damell. Damel has a related form in Damelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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