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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#117 · 1 in 490
- Hawaii#140 · 1 in 604
- Arizona#179 · 1 in 892
- Colorado#181 · 1 in 1,132
- Pennsylvania#196 · 1 in 1,885
Best ever in a state: #19 in New Mexico, 2003.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #117 | 18 | 1 in 490 |
| Hawaii | #140 | 10 | 1 in 604 |
| Arizona | #179 | 19 | 1 in 892 |
| Colorado | #181 | 16 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Pennsylvania | #196 | 42 | 1 in 1,885 |
| Ohio | #205 | 44 | 1 in 1,849 |
| New Jersey | #209 | 28 | 1 in 1,639 |
| Nebraska | #211 | 6 | 1 in 1,801 |
| Maryland | #220 | 12 | 1 in 1,966 |
| Michigan | #232 | 34 | 1 in 2,026 |
| Minnesota | #237 | 10 | 1 in 2,679 |
| California | #245 | 92 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Massachusetts | #246 | 11 | 1 in 3,424 |
| Wisconsin | #247 | 11 | 1 in 2,763 |
| Washington | #268 | 9 | 1 in 2,421 |
| Connecticut | #272 | 6 | 1 in 2,973 |
| Illinois | #285 | 36 | 1 in 2,298 |
| New York | #289 | 45 | 1 in 2,708 |
| Virginia | #303 | 12 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Missouri | #314 | 11 | 1 in 3,194 |
| Kansas | #317 | 5 | 1 in 2,869 |
| Alabama | #409 | 6 | 1 in 4,606 |
| Florida | #409 | 12 | 1 in 4,207 |
| Louisiana | #441 | 8 | 1 in 3,905 |
| Tennessee | #448 | 5 | 1 in 6,424 |
| Texas | #455 | 26 | 1 in 4,092 |
| Georgia | #559 | 5 | 1 in 8,106 |
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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
- 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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 190,156 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 38.4% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,480Zinnia9
- #5,480Zorana9
- #5,480Zsazsa9
- #5,959Dominic8
- #5,959Abelina8
- #5,959Adinah8
- #5,959Adonna8
- #6,558Acacia7
- #6,558Acquanetta7
- #6,558Adel7
Tied with 598 names at #5,959; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 2,786 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 94.5% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.