Damari
Damari was the 958th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 243 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 782nd with 304 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 63 places. More babies were named Damari in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it duh-MAR-ee /dəˈmɑri/
- Rank in 2025
- #958 boys, down 70 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 243boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016304 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,358babies recorded
What does the name Damari mean?
Damari is a recent American name, given mostly to boys, with no documented origin as a first name. Wikipedia notes that Damari is also an Israeli surname, but that surname is not documented as the source of the American given name. It may be related to names like Demari or Damarion, or to Damaris, but none of these links is documented, so no meaning is given.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin for the American given name.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Damari', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Damari', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Damari popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,173 | #958 | 19 | 243 |
| 2020 | #9,728 | #888 | 10 | 255 |
| 2010 | #4,515 | #953 | 32 | 210 |
| 2000 | #5,536 | #1,948 | 20 | 53 |
| 1990 | #13,450 | #5,065 | 5 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,481 | — | 9 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Damari, counting every spelling?
Damari is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #902 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #958 for Damari on its own. Together these spellings went to 250 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damari | 243 | #958 | 1,265 |
| Damarri | 7 | #9,926 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Damari?
243 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Damari (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Damari born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 35 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Damari.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Damari?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Damari are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Damari a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Damari by state
How common Damari was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (3.7×), Louisiana (2.3×), Illinois (2.1×), Georgia (2.0×), Michigan (2.0×). In 27 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Damari: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Damari, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Damari · Sibling names for Damari
Questions about the name Damari
How popular is the name Damari?
Damari was the 958th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 243 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 782nd with 304 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 63 places. More babies were named Damari in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Damari a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Damari in the US.
Where is Damari most popular?
In 2021–2025, Damari was most common in Maryland (0.55 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Illinois.