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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #107 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 369 boysAKMaine: #91 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 324 boysMEVermont: #106 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 394 boysVTNew Hampshire: #107 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 459 boysNHWashington: #147 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 620 boysWAIdaho: #181 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 716 boysIDMontana: #152 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 499 boysMTNorth Dakota: #99 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 312 boysNDMinnesota: #89 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 376 boysMNIllinois: #135 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 614 boysILWisconsin: #111 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 492 boysWIMichigan: #73 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 314 boysMINew York: #107 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 556 boysNYMassachusetts: #90 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 442 boysMARhode Island: #113 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 527 boysRIOregon: #124 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 507 boysORNevada: #106 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 387 boysNVWyoming: #122 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 349 boysWYSouth Dakota: #87 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 260 boysSDIowa: #164 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 724 boysIAIndiana: #211 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,123 boysINOhio: #73 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 290 boysOHPennsylvania: #69 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 281 boysPANew Jersey: #103 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 533 boysNJConnecticut: #93 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 387 boysCTCalifornia: #135 for boys · 445 births · 1 in 557 boysCAUtah: #183 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 806 boysUTColorado: #86 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 323 boysCONebraska: #199 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 925 boysNEMissouri: #101 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 404 boysMOKentucky: #202 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,209 boysKYWest Virginia: #123 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 541 boysWVVirginia: #141 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 746 boysVAMaryland: #81 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 359 boysMDDelaware: #83 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 324 boysDEArizona: #100 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 379 boysAZNew Mexico: #37 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 148 boysNMKansas: #137 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 515 boysKSArkansas: #239 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,241 boysARTennessee: #208 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,142 boysTNNorth Carolina: #271 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,616 boysNCSouth Carolina: #236 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,229 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #144 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 609 boysDCOklahoma: #254 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,288 boysOKLouisiana: #155 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 699 boysLAMississippi: #246 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,197 boysMSAlabama: #383 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,530 boysALGeorgia: #311 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,847 boysGAHawaii: #145 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 577 boysHITexas: #181 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 879 boysTXFlorida: #125 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 642 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#37 · 1 in 148
  2. Pennsylvania#69 · 1 in 281
  3. Ohio#73 · 1 in 290
  4. Michigan#73 · 1 in 314
  5. Maryland#81 · 1 in 359

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#37721 in 148
Pennsylvania#692341 in 281
Michigan#731891 in 314
Ohio#732431 in 290
Maryland#81801 in 359
Delaware#83131 in 324
Colorado#86881 in 323
South Dakota#87151 in 260
Minnesota#89781 in 376
Massachusetts#90821 in 442
Maine#91171 in 324
Connecticut#93471 in 387
North Dakota#99111 in 312
Arizona#1001001 in 379
Missouri#101851 in 404
New Jersey#103901 in 533
Nevada#106321 in 387
Vermont#10661 in 394
Alaska#10791 in 369
New Hampshire#107131 in 459
New York#1072061 in 556
Wisconsin#111601 in 492
Rhode Island#113101 in 527
Wyoming#12251 in 349
West Virginia#123171 in 541
Oregon#124391 in 507
Florida#1251391 in 642
California#1354451 in 557
Illinois#1351311 in 614
Kansas#137321 in 515
Virginia#141551 in 746
District of Columbia#14481 in 609
Hawaii#14591 in 577
Washington#147561 in 620
Montana#15281 in 499
Louisiana#155391 in 699
Iowa#164231 in 724
Idaho#181111 in 716
Texas#1811951 in 879
Utah#183261 in 806
Nebraska#199111 in 925
Kentucky#202201 in 1,209
Tennessee#208321 in 1,142
Indiana#211351 in 1,123
South Carolina#236171 in 1,229
Arkansas#239121 in 1,241
Mississippi#246131 in 1,197
Oklahoma#254161 in 1,288
North Carolina#271321 in 1,616
Georgia#311301 in 1,847
Alabama#383101 in 2,530

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 2000

girls
#6,808
15 births · 1 in 121,069 girls
boys
#118
3,246 births · 1 in 605 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #6,808Dominic15

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #118Dominic3,246
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 121,069 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 61.4% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #6,487Zella16
  2. #6,487Ziona16
  3. #6,487Zitlaly16
  4. #6,808Dominic15
  5. #6,808Abaigeal15
  6. #6,808Abbigael15
  7. #6,808Abena15
  8. #7,158Adalynn14
  9. #7,158Adamarys14
  10. #7,158Adanna14

Tied with 349 names at #6,808; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 605 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 99.0% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #115Travis3,289
  2. #116Shane3,275
  3. #117Colin3,256
  4. #118Dominic3,246
  5. #119Carson3,239
  6. #120Vincent3,235
  7. #121Derek3,214
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →