Given name & surname
Damiano
“one who tames or subdues others”
Damiano is a variant of Damian. One Greek interpretation is “one who tames or subdues others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Damiano is a variant of Damian. One Greek interpretation is “one who tames or subdues others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Damiano is a variant of Damian. An origin associated with Damian is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Damiano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 550
- 550 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 25
- #4,156 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +41%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,156 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 604 as a first name in 2020; 2,670 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.
Damiano’s family of names
Damiano shares a linguistic root with Damian. In Italian usage, Damiano has a conventional equivalent in the French form Damien. Damiano has a related form in Damian.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Damiano has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Damiano
- Damiano DavidItalian singer-songwriterborn 1999
- Damiano DamianiItalian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer (1922–2013)
- Damiano TommasiItalian footballer (born 1974)
- Damiano CunegoItalian road bicycle racerborn 1981
- Damiano CarusoItalian road racing cyclistborn 1987
- Damiano CimaItalian bicycle racerborn 1993
- Damiano ZenoniItalian footballerborn 1977
- Damiano VannucciSammarinese footballerborn 1977
- Damiano FerronettiItalian footballerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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