Damir
Damir was the 982nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 233 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 796th with 316 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 587 places. More babies were named Damir in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning peace-giver (Slavic) · Serbo-Croatian, Slavic
Say it dah-MEER /dɑˈmɪɹ/
- Rank in 2025
- #982 boys, down 31 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 233boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024316 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,449babies recorded
What does the name Damir mean?
Damir is a South Slavic name, common in Croatia and Bosnia, which Wiktionary derives from da 'give' and mir 'peace', so 'peace-giver'. It is also widely used among Tatars and Bashkirs and in Central Asia, where it may have a different origin; one popular story makes it a Soviet-era acronym, but that is unconfirmed. SSA records Damir in the US from 1974.
da- (Serbo-Croatian, “to give”)mir (Serbo-Croatian, “peace”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Slavic analysis is Wiktionary's; Turkic use may be independent.
Other explanations you may read: Soviet-era acronym for a revolutionary slogan.
Related names: Damira, Dimitri.
See also: Slavic names, names that mean peace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Damir' (Serbo-Croatian section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Damir popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2015.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #982 | 233 |
| 2020 | #951 | 231 |
| 2010 | #2,151 | 62 |
| 2000 | #2,260 | 43 |
| 1990 | #5,946 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Damir, counting every spelling?
Damir is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #944 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #982 for Damir on its own. Together these spellings went to 233 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damir | 233 | #982 | 1,379 |
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 Damir?
233 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Damir (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Damir 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 36 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Damir.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Damir?
About 3,400 people born in the US named Damir are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Damir 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.
Damir by state
How common Damir was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.4×), Illinois (3.6×), South Carolina (2.5×), Missouri (2.1×), Wisconsin (2.0×). In 24 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 Damir: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Damir, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Damir · Sibling names for Damir
Questions about the name Damir
What does Damir mean?
Damir means “peace-giver (Slavic)” (Serbo-Croatian, Slavic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Damir?
Damir was the 982nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 233 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 796th with 316 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 587 places. More babies were named Damir in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Damir a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Damir in the US.
Where is Damir most popular?
In 2021–2025, Damir was most common in Louisiana (0.70 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and South Carolina.