Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Damia is associated with a goddess of nature.
Damia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,154
- 0 boys · 1,154 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,488 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −51%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,488 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 51.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 70 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 959 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.
Damia’s family of names
Damia has a related form in Damiya. Damia has a related form in Damiyah. Damia has a related form in Damiah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
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.
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