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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
193,424
since 1885

Dominic over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #68, 2013boys
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#14,9425#1063,277
2024#12,1617#1073,304
2023#8,98911#1063,417
2022#8,03213#1023,590
2021#10,2929#993,755
2020#9,54610#894,019
2019#10,4739#854,443
2018—#754,795
2017#12,7137#745,111
2016#9,41111#725,428
2015#6,72118#685,870
2014#8,05314#696,264
2013#7,37216#686,336
2012#13,4837#706,189
2011#8,19614#775,438
2010#7,51316#745,300
2009#8,05815#815,329
2008#6,13022#934,965
2007#7,09218#855,415
2006#5,90622#855,577
2005#6,24519#854,994
2004#4,70728#914,879
2003#5,23523#815,219
2002#5,44421#834,855
2001#4,56426#1063,635
2000#6,80815#1183,246
1999#5,89617#1183,097
1998#4,49224#1203,098
1997#3,89728#1292,928
1996#3,42933#1352,669
1995#3,28534#1382,507
1994#3,37233#1282,769
1993#3,42232#1332,534
1992#3,58130#1372,442
1991#2,70344#1641,967
1990#3,07836#1881,628
1989#3,47729#1981,471
1988#2,59741#1951,398
1987#2,06553#1961,336
1986#1,69169#1871,366
1985#1,72766#1871,334
1984#2,78132#1951,239
1983#5,14813#2161,058
1982#4,52716#2231,057
1981#4,74615#2311,013
1980#3,85320#2321,020
1979#2,93129#2211,032
1978#3,09825#221965
1977#3,26723#2121,049
1976#3,28721#260752
1975#4,85412#284676
1974#5,01111#290645
1973#4,87111#286632
1972#5,9598#315582
1971#6,6197#321584
1970#4,49212#312631
1969#5,4568#310604
1968#7,0165#327544
1967#4,30010#322536
1966—#344471
1965—#339499
1964#5,0088#323586
1963—#345503
1962—#387433
1961—#376443
1960—#376442
1959—#377438
1958—#374429
1957—#367440
1956—#377392
1955—#370385
1954—#375356
1953—#364355
1952—#403295
1951—#373336
1950—#386303
1949—#382311
1948—#384314
1947—#407283
1946—#380297
1945—#394234
1944—#394237
1943—#374268
1942—#349301
1941—#365256
1940—#373233
1939—#354248
1938—#370232
1937—#337260
1936—#337265
1935—#320288
1934—#353242
1933—#323277
1932—#308320
1931—#285376
1930#4,5505#294377
1929—#279396
1928—#290378
1927—#275417
1926#4,3066#264463
1925—#242542
1924—#258487
1923#4,9675#226582
1922—#245533
1921—#237553
1920—#234536
1919—#226536
1918#4,8095#227552
1917—#219505
1916—#207530
1915—#220469
1914—#219362
1913—#232258
1912—#238217
1911—#232121
1910—#34553
1909—#31155
1908—#31449
1907—#38833
1906—#37832
1905—#39329
1904—#41725
1903—#45121
1902—#41524
1901—#55913
1900—#68014
1899—#7149
1898—#7449
1897—#55614
1896—#55114
1895—#68510
1894—#9546
1893——
1892—#68810
1891—#8416
1890—#8147
1889—#9745
1888——
1887—#9215
1886——
1885—#8366
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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 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNHWashington: #310 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,131 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #312 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,669 boysMNIllinois: #248 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 2,104 boysILWisconsin: #276 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,676 boysWIMichigan: #246 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,466 boysMINew York: #256 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 2,209 boysNYMassachusetts: #192 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,332 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedIAIndiana: #362 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,305 boysINOhio: #248 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,486 boysOHPennsylvania: #181 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,678 boysPANew Jersey: #229 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,977 boysNJConnecticut: #201 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,780 boysCTCalifornia: #247 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 1,715 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedUTColorado: #183 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,098 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNEMissouri: #363 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,399 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWVVirginia: #315 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,186 boysVAMaryland: #201 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,653 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedDEArizona: #274 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,697 boysAZNew Mexico: #146 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 639 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #503 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,600 boysNCSouth Carolina: #399 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,668 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #437 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,231 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedGAHawaii: #173 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 830 boysHITexas: #571 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 7,158 boysTXFlorida: #407 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,134 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#146 · 1 in 639
  2. Hawaii#173 · 1 in 830
  3. Pennsylvania#181 · 1 in 1,678
  4. Colorado#183 · 1 in 1,098
  5. Massachusetts#192 · 1 in 2,332

Best ever in a state: #19 in New Mexico, 2003.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#146151 in 639
Hawaii#17381 in 830
Pennsylvania#181561 in 1,678
Colorado#183181 in 1,098
Massachusetts#192201 in 2,332
Connecticut#201131 in 1,780
Maryland#201171 in 1,653
New Jersey#229281 in 1,977
Michigan#246331 in 2,466
California#2471041 in 1,715
Illinois#248461 in 2,104
Ohio#248391 in 2,486
New York#256701 in 2,209
Arizona#274101 in 1,697
Wisconsin#276101 in 3,676
Washington#31091 in 3,131
Minnesota#31271 in 4,669
Virginia#315121 in 3,186
Indiana#36291 in 5,305
Missouri#36391 in 4,399
South Carolina#39951 in 4,668
Florida#407131 in 4,134
Louisiana#43781 in 4,231
North Carolina#50361 in 7,600
Texas#571161 in 7,158
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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.

See more about Dominic
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s16#836 (1885)#910
1890s85#551 (1896)#727
1900s295#311 (1909)#431
1910s3,603#207 (1916)#237
1920s4,887#226 (1923)#255
1930s2,885#285 (1931)#328
1940s2,734#349 (1942)#380
1950s3,729#364 (1953)#377
1960s5,061#310 (1969)#345
1970s7,548#212 (1977)#272
1980s12,292#187 (1986)#206
1990s25,639#118 (1999)#139
2000s48,114#81 (2009)#91
2010s55,174#68 (2013)#73
2020s21,362#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 1970

girls
#4,492
12 births · 1 in 145,679 girls
boys
#312
631 births · 1 in 2,945 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #4,492Dominic12

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #312Dominic631
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 145,679 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 52.0% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #4,246Waleska13
  2. #4,246Wanetta13
  3. #4,246Wanette13
  4. #4,492Dominic12
  5. #4,492Adonna12
  6. #4,492Agustina12
  7. #4,492Alaine12
  8. #4,761Adraine11
  9. #4,761Adrea11
  10. #4,761Adrena11

Tied with 268 names at #4,492; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 2,945 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 94.3% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #309Julian634
  2. #310Milton633
  3. #310Scot633
  4. #312Dominic631
  5. #313Erick626
  6. #314Colin624
  7. #315Clyde621
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1970 →