Damarys
Feminine · “a form of Damaris”
Damarys is Damaris with a y, a Greek name from the book of Acts. It is three syllables, soft and unusual, and much used among Spanish-speaking families.
How old is the name Damarys?
Damarys first appears in US birth records in 1963 — 62 years ago. The typical Damarys alive today was born around 2000, making them about 25 years old. About 500 people named Damarys are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Damarys most popular?
Damarys peaked in 1983, reaching #4686 nationally. See the whole 1983 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Damaris to Damarys
The story of Damarys
Damaris appears once in Acts, and the name spread through Protestant and Catholic families alike, especially in the Spanish-speaking world. Families spelled it several ways, and Damarys uses a y in the last syllable, which gives it a slightly older look. No record says who first chose it.
Meaningscholars disagree
a form of Damaris, of uncertain meaning
Damaris is a Greek name from the New Testament whose meaning is not agreed. Damarys writes its last vowel with a y.
How the name formed
- Damaris
- Damarys
Related forms: Dámaris
Pronouncing Damarys
duh-MAR-is
Spanish-speaking families stress the second syllable. English speakers often stress the first.
Nicknames for Damarys
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1963
- Most girls named
- 200423 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4686reached in 1983
- Change vs 2023
- +20.0%6 in 2024, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Damarys in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Dámaris in Spanish — spelling variant
Damaryss among us
people named Damarys are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Damarys sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a real biblical history.
- Mari is a ready short form.
- People will write Damaris.
- The stress will be placed differently in English and Spanish.
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Frequently asked
- How many Damaryss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Damarys are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Damarys in 2025?
- Damarys is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Damarys with classmates?
- Damarys will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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