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Damaya

Girl

Meaning of Damaya: Sanskrit: 'gentle or subduing'

Damaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7972nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#7972

12 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

553

First recorded 1998 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 35 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 17 babies2009: 27 babies2010: 31 babies20102011: 24 babies2012: 20 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 17 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 13 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 17 babies20202021: 15 babies2022: 13 babies2023: 7 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 12 babies
US babies named Damaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 35.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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