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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • 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: #182 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,215 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 926 boysNDMinnesota: #154 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,168 boysMNIllinois: #192 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,206 boysILWisconsin: #125 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 849 boysWIMichigan: #172 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,177 boysMINew York: #221 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,533 boysNYMassachusetts: #157 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,326 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedRIOregon: #174 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,144 boysORNevada: #136 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 726 boysNVWyoming: 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: #236 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,201 boysINOhio: #125 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 831 boysOHPennsylvania: #123 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 848 boysPANew Jersey: #152 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,102 boysNJConnecticut: #204 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,704 boysCTCalifornia: #198 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 1,124 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedUTColorado: #94 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 474 boysCONebraska: #209 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,832 boysNEMissouri: #137 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 921 boysMOKentucky: #341 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,076 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWVVirginia: #233 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,674 boysVAMaryland: #104 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 594 boysMDDelaware: #139 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 939 boysDEArizona: #148 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 739 boysAZNew Mexico: #70 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 277 boysNMKansas: #360 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,409 boysKSArkansas: #216 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,394 boysARTennessee: #318 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,887 boysTNNorth Carolina: #287 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,313 boysNCSouth Carolina: #214 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,241 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #106 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 469 boysDCOklahoma: #391 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,425 boysOKLouisiana: #341 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,279 boysLAMississippi: #422 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,433 boysMSAlabama: #276 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,079 boysALGeorgia: #433 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,122 boysGAHawaii: #141 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 628 boysHITexas: #299 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 2,029 boysTXFlorida: #267 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,823 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#70 · 1 in 277
  2. Colorado#94 · 1 in 474
  3. Maryland#104 · 1 in 594
  4. District of Columbia#106 · 1 in 469
  5. Pennsylvania#123 · 1 in 848

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#70421 in 277
Colorado#94511 in 474
Maryland#104541 in 594
District of Columbia#106281 in 469
Pennsylvania#123961 in 848
Ohio#125941 in 831
Wisconsin#125391 in 849
Nevada#136111 in 726
Missouri#137411 in 921
Delaware#13951 in 939
Hawaii#141111 in 628
Arizona#148411 in 739
New Jersey#152501 in 1,102
Minnesota#154271 in 1,168
North Dakota#15451 in 926
Massachusetts#157331 in 1,326
Michigan#172591 in 1,177
Oregon#174171 in 1,144
Washington#182281 in 1,215
Illinois#192721 in 1,206
California#1982391 in 1,124
Connecticut#204131 in 1,704
Nebraska#20961 in 1,832
South Carolina#214191 in 1,241
Arkansas#216111 in 1,394
New York#221881 in 1,533
Virginia#233251 in 1,674
Indiana#236181 in 2,201
Florida#267491 in 1,823
Alabama#276131 in 2,079
North Carolina#287201 in 2,313
Texas#299731 in 2,029
Tennessee#318121 in 2,887
Kentucky#34161 in 4,076
Louisiana#341141 in 2,279
Kansas#36051 in 3,409
Oklahoma#39161 in 3,425
Mississippi#42251 in 3,433
Georgia#433121 in 4,122
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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 1989

girls
#3,477
29 births · 1 in 63,571 girls
boys
#198
1,471 births · 1 in 1,360 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #3,477Dominic29

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #198Dominic1,471
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 63,571 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 76.1% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #3,402Tiare30
  2. #3,402Tyree30
  3. #3,402Windy30
  4. #3,477Dominic29
  5. #3,477Adelaide29
  6. #3,477Agatha29
  7. #3,477Aliesha29
  8. #3,566Adrina28
  9. #3,566Aissa28
  10. #3,566Alexanderia28

Tied with 88 names at #3,477; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 1,360 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 97.9% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #195Joe1,494
  2. #196Roger1,477
  3. #197Jamie1,474
  4. #198Dominic1,471
  5. #199Pedro1,470
  6. #199Preston1,470
  7. #201Gerald1,469
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →