Damaris

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Dámaris in CO Colombia, GT Guatemala.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 15 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Damaris is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name10K records spelled Damaris5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Kenya

  Also written Dámaris, Dàmaris, Dâmaris, Damáris

• Lao given name1.9K records spelled Damaris11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, United States, Peru, Chile

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written Dámaris, Dàmaris, Damáris, Damarís, Damâris

• Polish given name1.1K records spelled Damaris9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Czechia, United States, Peru

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Slovak

  Also written Dámaris, Dâmaris, Dàmaris

• Hungarian given name578 records spelled Damaris3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Hungary, United States, Peru, Slovenia

  Also written Dámaris, Damáris

50 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Damaris is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• The etymology of the name Damaris is uncertain. The most common proposal is that it derives from the ancient Greek word δάμαλις (damalis), meaning "heifer" or "calf". Another theory suggests a connection to the older Greek word δάμαρ (damar), meaning "wife" or "spouse".

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• Damaris's conversion is significant as it represents one of the first footholds of Christianity in Athens, the intellectual and philosophical heart of the ancient world. Her acceptance of the gospel, in a context of widespread skepticism, illustrates the power of the Christian message to transcend cultural and intellectual barriers, reaching even prominent women in a pagan society.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In English, Greek; "tame, domesticated"; also "true friend"

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• New Testament: name of a woman mentioned as being converted to Christianity by St Paul (Acts 17:34). Its origin is not clear, but it is probably Greek, perhaps a late form of Damalis ‘calf’. It was taken up in the 16th century, along with the names of other characters fleetingly mentioned in the New Testament, and has been occasionally used ever since.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, in occasional use.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 105 years between 1916–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Damaris Pageb. 1610London brothel keeper, entrepreneur and property developer
• Lady Damaris Mashamb. 1659GBBritish philosopher (1659-1708)
• Damaris Haymanb. 1929GBBritish actress
• Damaris Gabriela Aguirre Aldazb. 1977MXMexican weightlifter
• Damaris Phillipsb. 1980USAmerican chef
• Damarisb. 1986PEPeruvian singer
• Damaris Johnsonb. 1989USAmerican football wide receiver
• Damaris Lewisb. 1990USAmerican model and actress
• Damaris Egurrolab. 1999USDutch association football player
• DaMaris B. HillUSwriter, academic gender and Africana studies specialist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 693 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Damaris?

We estimate roughly 55 thousand people bear Damaris (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Damaris have the most bearers?

Damaris is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled damaris.

Where is Damaris most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Damaris is densest in Ecuador — about 1 in 788 people — even though Argentina holds more of our records for it.

How common is Damaris compared with other names?

In Argentina, Damaris is the 504th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Damaris a male or female name?

Damaris is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Damaris mean?

Recorded meaning: Damaris is a feminine name of Greek origin, meaning "calf" or "heifer".