Damia
Meaning
traditionally linked to Arabic dima, soft steady rain. One of Malaysia's most-registered girls' names of the 2010s and 2020s, part of the melodic modern cohort alongside Alya, Hana, and Qistina.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Damia has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
154 people · the #30,553 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 36
Among people named Damia living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Damia
Most people given the name Damia in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Damia deep dive
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