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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021peak #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 2021

  • 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: #123 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 389 boysNHWashington: #134 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 522 boysWAIdaho: #134 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 471 boysIDMontana: #127 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 387 boysMTNorth Dakota: #135 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 392 boysNDMinnesota: #130 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 483 boysMNIllinois: #65 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 313 boysILWisconsin: #102 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 380 boysWIMichigan: #108 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 413 boysMINew York: #75 for boys · 240 births · 1 in 371 boysNYMassachusetts: #74 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 303 boysMARhode Island: #105 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 310 boysRIOregon: #104 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 388 boysORNevada: #74 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 289 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #83 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 270 boysSDIowa: #132 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 453 boysIAIndiana: #117 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 443 boysINOhio: #97 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 387 boysOHPennsylvania: #82 for boys · 168 births · 1 in 330 boysPANew Jersey: #61 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 280 boysNJConnecticut: #63 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 259 boysCTCalifornia: #64 for boys · 629 births · 1 in 301 boysCAUtah: #136 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 492 boysUTColorado: #111 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 404 boysCONebraska: #112 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 370 boysNEMissouri: #106 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 396 boysMOKentucky: #199 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 764 boysKYWest Virginia: #110 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 351 boysWVVirginia: #118 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 460 boysVAMaryland: #92 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 384 boysMDDelaware: #41 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 153 boysDEArizona: #69 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 289 boysAZNew Mexico: #83 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 305 boysNMKansas: #95 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 363 boysKSArkansas: #205 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 722 boysARTennessee: #200 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 814 boysTNNorth Carolina: #128 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 505 boysNCSouth Carolina: #149 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 579 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #139 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 420 boysDCOklahoma: #179 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 665 boysOKLouisiana: #160 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 587 boysLAMississippi: #229 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 856 boysMSAlabama: #265 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,048 boysALGeorgia: #150 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 622 boysGAHawaii: #127 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 381 boysHITexas: #109 for boys · 353 births · 1 in 485 boysTXFlorida: #94 for boys · 219 births · 1 in 424 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#41 · 1 in 153
  2. New Jersey#61 · 1 in 280
  3. Connecticut#63 · 1 in 259
  4. California#64 · 1 in 301
  5. Illinois#65 · 1 in 313

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#41211 in 153
New Jersey#611451 in 280
Connecticut#63541 in 259
California#646291 in 301
Illinois#651721 in 313
Arizona#691131 in 289
Massachusetts#74941 in 303
Nevada#74411 in 289
New York#752401 in 371
Pennsylvania#821681 in 330
New Mexico#83231 in 305
South Dakota#83141 in 270
Maryland#92651 in 384
Florida#942191 in 424
Kansas#95381 in 363
Ohio#971401 in 387
Wisconsin#102641 in 380
Oregon#104411 in 388
Rhode Island#105111 in 310
Missouri#106721 in 396
Michigan#1081041 in 413
Texas#1093531 in 485
West Virginia#110201 in 351
Colorado#111641 in 404
Nebraska#112241 in 370
Indiana#117741 in 443
Virginia#118851 in 460
New Hampshire#123121 in 389
Hawaii#12791 in 381
Montana#12791 in 387
North Carolina#1281011 in 505
Minnesota#130521 in 483
Iowa#132311 in 453
Idaho#134171 in 471
Washington#134641 in 522
North Dakota#13591 in 392
Utah#136391 in 492
District of Columbia#13981 in 420
South Carolina#149351 in 579
Georgia#150811 in 622
Louisiana#160371 in 587
Oklahoma#179271 in 665
Kentucky#199261 in 764
Tennessee#200441 in 814
Arkansas#205181 in 722
Mississippi#229141 in 856
Alabama#265211 in 1,048
Alaska———
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Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 2021

girls
#10,292
9 births · 1 in 182,318 girls
boys
#99
3,755 births · 1 in 466 boys

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #10,292Dominic9

Top boys' names in 2021

  1. #1Liam20,424
  2. #2Noah18,919
  3. #3Oliver14,713
  4. #4Elijah12,845
  5. #5James12,474
  6. #6William12,170
  7. #7Benjamin11,895
  8. #8Lucas11,584
  9. #9Henry11,370
  10. #10Theodore9,600
  11. #99Dominic3,755
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 182,318 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 41.8% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #9,562Zyelle10
  2. #9,562Zylee10
  3. #9,562Zylie10
  4. #10,292Dominic9
  5. #10,292Aalaysia9
  6. #10,292Aaleah9
  7. #10,292Aalyiah9
  8. #11,146Aadhyareddy8
  9. #11,146Aadriti8
  10. #11,146Aafiya8

Tied with 853 names at #10,292; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 437Raya#932 → #495
  2. ↑ 396Wrenley#893 → #497
  3. ↑ 298Angelique#1,173 → #875
  4. ↑ 283Emberlynn#1,241 → #958
  5. ↑ 276Flora#924 → #648
Fallers
  1. ↓ 475Denisse#852 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 347Denise#876 → #1,223
  3. ↓ 267Karen#821 → #1,088
  4. ↓ 227Keily#854 → #1,081
  5. ↓ 227Nathalie#911 → #1,138

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

boys

1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 466 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #96Austin3,780
  2. #97Carson3,777
  3. #98Connor3,764
  4. #99Dominic3,755
  5. #100Xavier3,741
  6. #101Jace3,703
  7. #102Jaxson3,695
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. ↑ 536Amiri#1,295 → #759
  2. ↑ 438Eliam#1,177 → #739
  3. ↑ 343Colter#972 → #629
  4. ↑ 333Ozzy#1,046 → #713
  5. ↑ 299Loyal#1,053 → #754
Fallers
  1. ↓ 352Jaxtyn#585 → #937
  2. ↓ 259Karsyn#698 → #957
  3. ↓ 231Xzavier#976 → #1,207
  4. ↓ 208Tristen#846 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 208Willie#992 → #1,200

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

See the top 100 for 2021 →