Meaning and history
Probably meaning “calf,” “heifer,” or “girl,” from Greek δάμαλις (damalis), this name appears in the New Testament as that of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul.
20062006: 483 births, rank #603
2007: 431 births, rank #681
2008: 354 births, rank #812
2009: 314 births, rank #876
2010: 274 births, rank #941
20112011: 251 births, rank #1,005
2012: 193 births, rank #1,251
2013: 211 births, rank #1,138
2014: 203 births, rank #1,198
2015: 163 births, rank #1,416
20162016: 154 births, rank #1,485
2017: 148 births, rank #1,495
2018: 146 births, rank #1,497
2019: 129 births, rank #1,642
2020: 134 births, rank #1,571
20212021: 126 births, rank #1,652
2022: 144 births, rank #1,506
2023: 135 births, rank #1,569
2024: 155 births, rank #1,429
20252025: 150 births, rank #1,436
Damaris moved from #877 to #941 for girls between 2009 and 2010. Its highest annual birth count came in 2006, with 483 births.