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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedAKMaine: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,507 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNHWashington: #167 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,054 boysWAIdaho: #224 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,368 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #189 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,670 boysMNIllinois: #184 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 1,129 boysILWisconsin: #142 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,040 boysWIMichigan: #147 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 986 boysMINew York: #172 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 1,177 boysNYMassachusetts: #124 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 863 boysMARhode Island: #167 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,332 boysRIOregon: #309 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,528 boysORNevada: #192 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,078 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedSDIowa: #226 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,853 boysIAIndiana: #228 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,930 boysINOhio: #116 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 726 boysOHPennsylvania: #118 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 776 boysPANew Jersey: #166 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,217 boysNJConnecticut: #130 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 903 boysCTCalifornia: #182 for boys · 283 births · 1 in 1,026 boysCAUtah: #343 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,776 boysUTColorado: #100 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 461 boysCONebraska: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,819 boysNEMissouri: #144 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 926 boysMOKentucky: #298 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,101 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWVVirginia: #201 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,355 boysVAMaryland: #110 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 677 boysMDDelaware: #108 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 614 boysDEArizona: #151 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 769 boysAZNew Mexico: #56 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 220 boysNMKansas: #178 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,057 boysKSArkansas: #312 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,213 boysARTennessee: #371 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,563 boysTNNorth Carolina: #250 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,828 boysNCSouth Carolina: #281 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,023 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #81 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 357 boysDCOklahoma: #347 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,933 boysOKLouisiana: #284 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,736 boysLAMississippi: #300 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,906 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedALGeorgia: #325 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,508 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedHITexas: #321 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 2,221 boysTXFlorida: #237 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,554 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#56 · 1 in 220
  2. District of Columbia#81 · 1 in 357
  3. Colorado#100 · 1 in 461
  4. Delaware#108 · 1 in 614
  5. Maryland#110 · 1 in 677

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#56521 in 220
District of Columbia#81261 in 357
Colorado#100531 in 461
Delaware#10881 in 614
Maryland#110491 in 677
Ohio#1161101 in 726
Pennsylvania#1181061 in 776
Massachusetts#124511 in 863
Connecticut#130251 in 903
Wisconsin#142321 in 1,040
Missouri#144411 in 926
Michigan#147721 in 986
Arizona#151401 in 769
New Jersey#166451 in 1,217
Rhode Island#16751 in 1,332
Washington#167341 in 1,054
New York#1721181 in 1,177
Kansas#178161 in 1,057
California#1822831 in 1,026
Illinois#184791 in 1,129
Maine#18751 in 1,507
Minnesota#189191 in 1,670
Nevada#19281 in 1,078
Virginia#201321 in 1,355
Idaho#22451 in 1,368
Iowa#226101 in 1,853
Indiana#228211 in 1,930
Nebraska#23161 in 1,819
Florida#237591 in 1,554
North Carolina#250261 in 1,828
South Carolina#281121 in 2,023
Louisiana#284181 in 1,736
Kentucky#29881 in 3,101
Mississippi#30091 in 1,906
Oregon#30981 in 2,528
Arkansas#31271 in 2,213
Texas#321691 in 2,221
Georgia#325201 in 2,508
Utah#34361 in 2,776
Oklahoma#34771 in 2,933
Tennessee#371101 in 3,563
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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 1990

girls
#3,078
36 births · 1 in 52,737 girls
boys
#188
1,628 births · 1 in 1,262 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #3,078Dominic36

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #188Dominic1,628
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 52,737 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 79.8% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #3,022Tinisha37
  2. #3,022Tionna37
  3. #3,022Tova37
  4. #3,078Dominic36
  5. #3,078Annaliese36
  6. #3,078Aya36
  7. #3,078Blaine36
  8. #3,156Adam35
  9. #3,156Akia35
  10. #3,156Alessia35

Tied with 77 names at #3,078; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 1,262 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 98.0% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #185Bobby1,677
  2. #186Xavier1,647
  3. #187Nicolas1,643
  4. #188Dominic1,628
  5. #189Maxwell1,624
  6. #190Ross1,619
  7. #191Walter1,614
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →