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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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 1971

  • 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: #399 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,067 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #237 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,700 boysMNIllinois: #291 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,529 boysILWisconsin: #260 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,083 boysWIMichigan: #264 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,639 boysMINew York: #264 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 2,323 boysNYMassachusetts: #268 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,872 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedRIOregon: #255 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,236 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNVWyoming: 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: #378 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,092 boysINOhio: #235 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,195 boysOHPennsylvania: #173 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,579 boysPANew Jersey: #202 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,518 boysNJConnecticut: #165 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,289 boysCTCalifornia: #252 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 1,816 boysCAUtah: #282 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,502 boysUTColorado: #291 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,377 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNEMissouri: #372 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,779 boysMOKentucky: #364 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,857 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedVAMaryland: #225 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,892 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedDEArizona: #244 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,454 boysAZNew Mexico: #136 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 535 boysNMKansas: #320 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,157 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #287 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,157 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedLAMississippi: #411 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,263 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedALGeorgia: #509 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,308 boysGAHawaii: #210 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,039 boysHITexas: #554 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 6,337 boysTXFlorida: #469 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,381 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#136 · 1 in 535
  2. Connecticut#165 · 1 in 1,289
  3. Pennsylvania#173 · 1 in 1,579
  4. New Jersey#202 · 1 in 1,518
  5. Hawaii#210 · 1 in 1,039

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#136181 in 535
Connecticut#165161 in 1,289
Pennsylvania#173561 in 1,579
New Jersey#202341 in 1,518
Hawaii#21061 in 1,039
Maryland#225141 in 1,892
Ohio#235421 in 2,195
Minnesota#237111 in 2,700
Arizona#244121 in 1,454
California#252891 in 1,816
Oregon#25571 in 2,236
Wisconsin#260111 in 3,083
Michigan#264291 in 2,639
New York#264591 in 2,323
Massachusetts#268111 in 3,872
Utah#28251 in 2,502
District of Columbia#28751 in 2,157
Colorado#29181 in 2,377
Illinois#291361 in 2,529
Kansas#32051 in 3,157
Kentucky#36461 in 4,857
Missouri#37281 in 4,779
Indiana#37891 in 5,092
Washington#39951 in 5,067
Mississippi#41151 in 4,263
Florida#469101 in 5,381
Georgia#50961 in 7,308
Texas#554181 in 6,337
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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 1971

girls
#6,619
7 births · 1 in 237,689 girls
boys
#321
584 births · 1 in 3,028 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #6,619Dominic7

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #321Dominic584
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 237,689 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 31.4% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #6,006Yumiko8
  2. #6,006Zinnia8
  3. #6,006Zorina8
  4. #6,619Dominic7
  5. #6,619Abbi7
  6. #6,619Abena7
  7. #6,619Adonia7
  8. #7,388Abeer6
  9. #7,388Abigale6
  10. #7,388Adana6

Tied with 768 names at #6,619; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 3,028 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 94.3% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #318Milton591
  2. #319Sergio589
  3. #320Freddie586
  4. #321Dominic584
  5. #322Ben578
  6. #323Johnathan577
  7. #324Scot576
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →