Dominic
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #106 for boys in 2025, 3,277 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2013 · 6,336 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 20 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 193,424since 1885
Dominic over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #106 | 3,277 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #107 | 3,304 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #106 | 3,417 |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | #102 | 3,590 |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | #99 | 3,755 |
| 2020 | #9,546 | 10 | #89 | 4,019 |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | #85 | 4,443 |
| 2018 | — | #75 | 4,795 | |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | #74 | 5,111 |
| 2016 | #9,411 | 11 | #72 | 5,428 |
| 2015 | #6,721 | 18 | #68 | 5,870 |
| 2014 | #8,053 | 14 | #69 | 6,264 |
| 2013 | #7,372 | 16 | #68 | 6,336 |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #70 | 6,189 |
| 2011 | #8,196 | 14 | #77 | 5,438 |
| 2010 | #7,513 | 16 | #74 | 5,300 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | #81 | 5,329 |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | #93 | 4,965 |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | #85 | 5,415 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #85 | 5,577 |
| 2005 | #6,245 | 19 | #85 | 4,994 |
| 2004 | #4,707 | 28 | #91 | 4,879 |
| 2003 | #5,235 | 23 | #81 | 5,219 |
| 2002 | #5,444 | 21 | #83 | 4,855 |
| 2001 | #4,564 | 26 | #106 | 3,635 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #118 | 3,246 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #118 | 3,097 |
| 1998 | #4,492 | 24 | #120 | 3,098 |
| 1997 | #3,897 | 28 | #129 | 2,928 |
| 1996 | #3,429 | 33 | #135 | 2,669 |
| 1995 | #3,285 | 34 | #138 | 2,507 |
| 1994 | #3,372 | 33 | #128 | 2,769 |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 32 | #133 | 2,534 |
| 1992 | #3,581 | 30 | #137 | 2,442 |
| 1991 | #2,703 | 44 | #164 | 1,967 |
| 1990 | #3,078 | 36 | #188 | 1,628 |
| 1989 | #3,477 | 29 | #198 | 1,471 |
| 1988 | #2,597 | 41 | #195 | 1,398 |
| 1987 | #2,065 | 53 | #196 | 1,336 |
| 1986 | #1,691 | 69 | #187 | 1,366 |
| 1985 | #1,727 | 66 | #187 | 1,334 |
| 1984 | #2,781 | 32 | #195 | 1,239 |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 | #216 | 1,058 |
| 1982 | #4,527 | 16 | #223 | 1,057 |
| 1981 | #4,746 | 15 | #231 | 1,013 |
| 1980 | #3,853 | 20 | #232 | 1,020 |
| 1979 | #2,931 | 29 | #221 | 1,032 |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | #221 | 965 |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | #212 | 1,049 |
| 1976 | #3,287 | 21 | #260 | 752 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #284 | 676 |
| 1974 | #5,011 | 11 | #290 | 645 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #286 | 632 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #315 | 582 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #321 | 584 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #312 | 631 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #310 | 604 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #327 | 544 |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | #322 | 536 |
| 1966 | — | #344 | 471 | |
| 1965 | — | #339 | 499 | |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #323 | 586 |
| 1963 | — | #345 | 503 | |
| 1962 | — | #387 | 433 | |
| 1961 | — | #376 | 443 | |
| 1960 | — | #376 | 442 | |
| 1959 | — | #377 | 438 | |
| 1958 | — | #374 | 429 | |
| 1957 | — | #367 | 440 | |
| 1956 | — | #377 | 392 | |
| 1955 | — | #370 | 385 | |
| 1954 | — | #375 | 356 | |
| 1953 | — | #364 | 355 | |
| 1952 | — | #403 | 295 | |
| 1951 | — | #373 | 336 | |
| 1950 | — | #386 | 303 | |
| 1949 | — | #382 | 311 | |
| 1948 | — | #384 | 314 | |
| 1947 | — | #407 | 283 | |
| 1946 | — | #380 | 297 | |
| 1945 | — | #394 | 234 | |
| 1944 | — | #394 | 237 | |
| 1943 | — | #374 | 268 | |
| 1942 | — | #349 | 301 | |
| 1941 | — | #365 | 256 | |
| 1940 | — | #373 | 233 | |
| 1939 | — | #354 | 248 | |
| 1938 | — | #370 | 232 | |
| 1937 | — | #337 | 260 | |
| 1936 | — | #337 | 265 | |
| 1935 | — | #320 | 288 | |
| 1934 | — | #353 | 242 | |
| 1933 | — | #323 | 277 | |
| 1932 | — | #308 | 320 | |
| 1931 | — | #285 | 376 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #294 | 377 |
| 1929 | — | #279 | 396 | |
| 1928 | — | #290 | 378 | |
| 1927 | — | #275 | 417 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #264 | 463 |
| 1925 | — | #242 | 542 | |
| 1924 | — | #258 | 487 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #226 | 582 |
| 1922 | — | #245 | 533 | |
| 1921 | — | #237 | 553 | |
| 1920 | — | #234 | 536 | |
| 1919 | — | #226 | 536 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #227 | 552 |
| 1917 | — | #219 | 505 | |
| 1916 | — | #207 | 530 | |
| 1915 | — | #220 | 469 | |
| 1914 | — | #219 | 362 | |
| 1913 | — | #232 | 258 | |
| 1912 | — | #238 | 217 | |
| 1911 | — | #232 | 121 | |
| 1910 | — | #345 | 53 | |
| 1909 | — | #311 | 55 | |
| 1908 | — | #314 | 49 | |
| 1907 | — | #388 | 33 | |
| 1906 | — | #378 | 32 | |
| 1905 | — | #393 | 29 | |
| 1904 | — | #417 | 25 | |
| 1903 | — | #451 | 21 | |
| 1902 | — | #415 | 24 | |
| 1901 | — | #559 | 13 | |
| 1900 | — | #680 | 14 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #744 | 9 | |
| 1897 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1896 | — | #551 | 14 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1885
The first year at least five boys were named Dominic! It came in at #836, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Dominic is popular in 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Massachusetts#143 · 1 in 2,097
- Connecticut#164 · 1 in 2,199
- Pennsylvania#171 · 1 in 1,975
- New Jersey#174 · 1 in 2,132
- New York#210 · 1 in 2,206
Best ever in a state: #19 in New Mexico, 2003.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #143 | 26 | 1 in 2,097 |
| Connecticut | #164 | 11 | 1 in 2,199 |
| Pennsylvania | #171 | 61 | 1 in 1,975 |
| New Jersey | #174 | 27 | 1 in 2,132 |
| New York | #210 | 79 | 1 in 2,206 |
| Ohio | #242 | 34 | 1 in 3,244 |
| Illinois | #243 | 35 | 1 in 3,082 |
| Maryland | #323 | 6 | 1 in 5,085 |
| Michigan | #323 | 16 | 1 in 5,993 |
| Indiana | #384 | 7 | 1 in 7,572 |
| California | #385 | 28 | 1 in 5,657 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 1 spot since 2024 (#107 → #106)
- 17 spots since 2020 (#89 → #106)
- 38 spots since 2015 (#68 → #106)
- Biggest jump: 269 spots in 1895 (#954 → #685)
- Biggest drop: 188 spots in 1898 (#556 → #744)
Rise & fade · boys
128 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 2013 at #68 (6,336 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 20 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 20 yrs · run 2002–2021
- Top 1,000: 138 yrs · run 1894–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 299
- Highest: 1 in 299 boys born in 2013 were named Dominic (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 521 boys born in 2025 (0.19%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 28.5% of all boys named Dominic (55,174) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #836 (1885) | #910 |
| 1890s | 85 | #551 (1896) | #727 |
| 1900s | 295 | #311 (1909) | #431 |
| 1910s | 3,603 | #207 (1916) | #237 |
| 1920s | 4,887 | #226 (1923) | #255 |
| 1930s | 2,885 | #285 (1931) | #328 |
| 1940s | 2,734 | #349 (1942) | #380 |
| 1950s | 3,729 | #364 (1953) | #377 |
| 1960s | 5,061 | #310 (1969) | #345 |
| 1970s | 7,548 | #212 (1977) | #272 |
| 1980s | 12,292 | #187 (1986) | #206 |
| 1990s | 25,639 | #118 (1999) | #139 |
| 2000s | 48,114 | #81 (2009) | #91 |
| 2010s | 55,174 | #68 (2013) | #73 |
| 2020s | 21,362 | #89 (2020) | #102 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Dominic in 1955
boys
#370
385 births · 1 in 5,350 boys
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 5,350 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 91.6% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1954
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.