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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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 1985

  • 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: #229 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,969 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: #165 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,581 boysMNIllinois: #214 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,469 boysILWisconsin: #157 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,365 boysWIMichigan: #152 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,123 boysMINew York: #204 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,441 boysNYMassachusetts: #148 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,352 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedRIOregon: #174 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,213 boysORNevada: #75 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 364 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #160 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,024 boysSDIowa: #291 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,872 boysIAIndiana: #217 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,217 boysINOhio: #133 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,001 boysOHPennsylvania: #122 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 907 boysPANew Jersey: #132 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,012 boysNJConnecticut: #146 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,108 boysCTCalifornia: #196 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 1,151 boysCAUtah: #201 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,418 boysUTColorado: #125 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 719 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNEMissouri: #153 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,118 boysMOKentucky: #271 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,104 boysKYWest Virginia: #213 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,316 boysWVVirginia: #184 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,304 boysVAMaryland: #86 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 496 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedDEArizona: #187 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,102 boysAZNew Mexico: #57 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 242 boysNMKansas: #186 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,334 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedARTennessee: #300 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,224 boysTNNorth Carolina: #245 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,930 boysNCSouth Carolina: #202 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,335 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #119 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 552 boysDCOklahoma: #306 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,949 boysOKLouisiana: #214 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,156 boysLAMississippi: #353 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,894 boysMSAlabama: #342 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,195 boysALGeorgia: #326 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,879 boysGAHawaii: #142 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 684 boysHITexas: #250 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 1,582 boysTXFlorida: #262 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,866 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#57 · 1 in 242
  2. Nevada#75 · 1 in 364
  3. Maryland#86 · 1 in 496
  4. District of Columbia#119 · 1 in 552
  5. Pennsylvania#122 · 1 in 907

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#57481 in 242
Nevada#75171 in 364
Maryland#86561 in 496
District of Columbia#119141 in 552
Pennsylvania#122851 in 907
Colorado#125351 in 719
New Jersey#132461 in 1,012
Ohio#133771 in 1,001
Hawaii#142101 in 684
Connecticut#146181 in 1,108
Massachusetts#148291 in 1,352
Michigan#152581 in 1,123
Missouri#153331 in 1,118
Wisconsin#157251 in 1,365
South Dakota#16051 in 1,024
Minnesota#165201 in 1,581
Oregon#174151 in 1,213
Virginia#184291 in 1,304
Kansas#186131 in 1,334
Arizona#187241 in 1,102
California#1961941 in 1,151
Utah#201121 in 1,418
South Carolina#202161 in 1,335
New York#204841 in 1,441
West Virginia#21351 in 2,316
Illinois#214561 in 1,469
Louisiana#214311 in 1,156
Indiana#217171 in 2,217
Washington#229161 in 1,969
North Carolina#245211 in 1,930
Texas#250931 in 1,582
Florida#262401 in 1,866
Kentucky#27181 in 3,104
Iowa#29151 in 3,872
Tennessee#300101 in 3,224
Oklahoma#30681 in 2,949
Georgia#326151 in 2,879
Alabama#34281 in 3,195
Mississippi#35361 in 2,894
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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 1985

girls
#1,727
66 births · 1 in 26,073 girls
boys
#187
1,334 births · 1 in 1,385 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #1,727Dominic66

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #187Dominic1,334
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 26,073 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 86.2% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #1,710Rana67
  2. #1,710Rebecka67
  3. #1,710Takisha67
  4. #1,727Dominic66
  5. #1,727Bryn66
  6. #1,727Candie66
  7. #1,727Candra66
  8. #1,740Annalisa65
  9. #1,740Celena65
  10. #1,740Dalila65

Tied with 12 names at #1,727; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,385 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 97.5% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #184Wayne1,384
  2. #185Brendan1,382
  3. #186Roy1,379
  4. #187Dominic1,334
  5. #188Dylan1,331
  6. #189Edwin1,329
  7. #190Darrell1,324
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →