Given name
Damyan
“one who tames or subdues others”
Damyan is a variant of Damian. One Greek interpretation is “one who tames or subdues others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Damyan is a variant of Damian. One Greek interpretation is “one who tames or subdues others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Damyan 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 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Damyan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 390
- 390 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,952 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,952 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 338 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Damyan
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