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Damien

Boy6 letters

#468

in Ireland (2025)

#453 with spellings combined

7

babies in 2025

#34

best rank (1982)

6,406

babies since 1964

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10-year rank change

Damien through the years

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Damien: babies per year in Ireland, 1964 to 20250100200300400196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series changePeak 1980: 339
Damien: rank per year in Ireland, 1964 to 2025#1#10#50#100#250#500#1000196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Damien: per 10,000 boys per year in Ireland, 1964 to 2025020406080100196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Babies per 10,000 boys listed by the CSO that year, which evens out changes in the number of births.
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YearBabies (boys)Rank
20257#453
20246#501
202310#351
20228#413
20215#530
20207#441
20197#446
20189#384
201713#317
20168#412
201511#355
201411#364
20138#422
20129#401
201120#256
201013#322
200915#292
200815#287
200732#171
200619#211
200518#203
200421#177
200317#184
200241#112
200119#165
200027#139
199925#136
199825#137
199746#109
199664#88
199567#84
199472#84
199399#70
1992122#62
1991129#60
1990158#53
1989153#49
1988171#47
1987192#45
1986216#42
1985240#40
1984275#39
1983276#37
1982323#34
1981306#37
1980339#35
1979262#39
1978215#49
1977239#42
1976228#45
1975223#46
1974250#40
1973203#49
1972200#47
1971206#46
1970149#49
1969169#42
1968127#46
196781#68
196668#76
196563#73
196449#75

Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.

We haven't written up the meaning and story of Damien yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.

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Damien76,406

In Northern Ireland

Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #134 (1999); 105 babies since 1997.

Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.

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