Girl’s name · Greek, American English

Damiyah

How to say it: duh-MY-uh · /dəˈmaɪə/

Modern American elaboration inspired by Damian (Greek 'to tame') - popular in recent US girls' names.

Damiyah was the 3,606th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 27 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 56% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #5,380 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,606for girls in 2025
1 in 122,790US babies
27born in 2025
#5,380projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Damiyah
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#3,606
Babies born in 202527
Share of births1 in 122,790
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−56%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#5,380

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Damiyah is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 37 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Damiyah also love

Nicknames

  • Dami
  • Miyah

Honouring a Damiyah in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Damiyah is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Greek.

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