Given name & surname
Damion
“one who tames or subdues others”
Damion is a variant of Damian. One Greek interpretation is “one who tames or subdues others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Damion is a variant of Damian. One Greek interpretation is “one who tames or subdues others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Damion 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 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Damion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,927
- 16,888 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 579 babies
- 2025
- 62
- #2,265 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 62 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,265 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 579 in 2002. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,674 as a first name in 2020; 101 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Damion’s family of names
Damion has a related form in Damian. In English usage, Damion has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Damian. In English usage, Damion has a related form in Damien.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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.
People named Damion
- Damion LoweJamaican footballerborn 1993
- Damion LeeAmerican basketball player (born 1992)
- Damion JamesAmerican basketball player (born 1987)
- Damion DownsAmerican soccer playerborn 2004
- Damion StewartJamaican footballerborn 1980
- Damion ScottAmerican illustrator and writerborn 1976
- Damion BaughAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
- Damion WilliamsJamaican footballerborn 1981
- Damion PoitierAmerican actor and stuntmanborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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