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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| 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 | — | — | ||
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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#37 · 1 in 151
- Arizona#47 · 1 in 205
- Ohio#51 · 1 in 186
- Pennsylvania#51 · 1 in 197
- Michigan#53 · 1 in 194
Best ever in a state: #19 in New Mexico, 2003.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #37 | 70 | 1 in 151 |
| Arizona | #47 | 195 | 1 in 205 |
| Ohio | #51 | 336 | 1 in 186 |
| Pennsylvania | #51 | 316 | 1 in 197 |
| Michigan | #53 | 255 | 1 in 194 |
| Maine | #54 | 32 | 1 in 157 |
| Nevada | #58 | 64 | 1 in 224 |
| New Hampshire | #60 | 28 | 1 in 182 |
| Delaware | #62 | 22 | 1 in 172 |
| Colorado | #64 | 116 | 1 in 248 |
| Maryland | #64 | 112 | 1 in 257 |
| Massachusetts | #66 | 122 | 1 in 255 |
| Nebraska | #69 | 42 | 1 in 247 |
| Wisconsin | #71 | 112 | 1 in 256 |
| Hawaii | #73 | 19 | 1 in 242 |
| Florida | #74 | 287 | 1 in 332 |
| Minnesota | #74 | 102 | 1 in 286 |
| North Dakota | #74 | 15 | 1 in 222 |
| South Dakota | #74 | 19 | 1 in 217 |
| Kansas | #75 | 64 | 1 in 262 |
| California | #76 | 747 | 1 in 324 |
| New Jersey | #78 | 130 | 1 in 343 |
| Virginia | #79 | 119 | 1 in 354 |
| Iowa | #80 | 52 | 1 in 304 |
| New York | #80 | 290 | 1 in 371 |
| Illinois | #83 | 214 | 1 in 339 |
| Missouri | #86 | 98 | 1 in 341 |
| Alaska | #88 | 13 | 1 in 267 |
| Connecticut | #88 | 48 | 1 in 319 |
| West Virginia | #90 | 32 | 1 in 268 |
| District of Columbia | #95 | 14 | 1 in 303 |
| Oregon | #95 | 55 | 1 in 351 |
| Rhode Island | #95 | 13 | 1 in 325 |
| Washington | #97 | 98 | 1 in 377 |
| Utah | #98 | 65 | 1 in 354 |
| Wyoming | #98 | 8 | 1 in 259 |
| Montana | #99 | 12 | 1 in 333 |
| Indiana | #106 | 93 | 1 in 402 |
| Vermont | #108 | 6 | 1 in 320 |
| Louisiana | #112 | 56 | 1 in 447 |
| Idaho | #115 | 22 | 1 in 398 |
| Texas | #115 | 392 | 1 in 476 |
| North Carolina | #126 | 98 | 1 in 549 |
| Tennessee | #129 | 67 | 1 in 542 |
| Kentucky | #135 | 43 | 1 in 545 |
| South Carolina | #142 | 35 | 1 in 620 |
| Oklahoma | #160 | 36 | 1 in 596 |
| Georgia | #164 | 78 | 1 in 757 |
| Mississippi | #174 | 19 | 1 in 784 |
| Alabama | #189 | 28 | 1 in 863 |
| Arkansas | #190 | 20 | 1 in 751 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 2013 at #68 (6,336 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 20 yrs · run 2002–2021
- Top 1,000: 138 yrs · run 1894–2025
- Highest: 1 in 299 boys born in 2013 were named Dominic (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 521 boys born in 2025 (0.19%)
- 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 2009
Top girls' names in 2009
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 122,474 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 60.1% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,679Zeva16
- #7,679Zyairah16
- #7,679Zykia16
- #8,058Dominic15
- #8,058Aailyah15
- #8,058Aayushi15
- #8,058Abbiegail15
- #8,454Aarianna14
- #8,454Abagayle14
- #8,454Abigayl14
Tied with 395 names at #8,058; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 372 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 99.4% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.