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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • 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: #138 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,163 boysNHWashington: #229 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,957 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: #147 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,229 boysMNIllinois: #214 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,425 boysILWisconsin: #166 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,509 boysWIMichigan: #146 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,082 boysMINew York: #190 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 1,358 boysNYMassachusetts: #191 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,064 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedRIOregon: #218 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,797 boysORNevada: #158 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 912 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #141 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 796 boysSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedIAIndiana: #205 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,848 boysINOhio: #118 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 878 boysOHPennsylvania: #126 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 953 boysPANew Jersey: #134 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,034 boysNJConnecticut: #170 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,451 boysCTCalifornia: #190 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 1,087 boysCAUtah: #306 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,753 boysUTColorado: #113 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 614 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedNEMissouri: #188 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,564 boysMOKentucky: #245 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,658 boysKYWest Virginia: #225 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,223 boysWVVirginia: #143 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 995 boysVAMaryland: #96 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 629 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedDEArizona: #176 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 972 boysAZNew Mexico: #62 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 252 boysNMKansas: #198 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,569 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedARTennessee: #218 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,740 boysTNNorth Carolina: #243 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,858 boysNCSouth Carolina: #240 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,621 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #61 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 289 boysDCOklahoma: #197 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,405 boysOKLouisiana: #180 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 896 boysLAMississippi: #217 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,313 boysMSAlabama: #325 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,809 boysALGeorgia: #248 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,767 boysGAHawaii: #131 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 649 boysHITexas: #295 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 2,121 boysTXFlorida: #224 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,498 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#61 · 1 in 289
  2. New Mexico#62 · 1 in 252
  3. Maryland#96 · 1 in 629
  4. Colorado#113 · 1 in 614
  5. Ohio#118 · 1 in 878

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#61261 in 289
New Mexico#62451 in 252
Maryland#96451 in 629
Colorado#113411 in 614
Ohio#118861 in 878
Pennsylvania#126811 in 953
Hawaii#131101 in 649
New Jersey#134461 in 1,034
New Hampshire#13861 in 1,163
South Dakota#14161 in 796
Virginia#143381 in 995
Michigan#146591 in 1,082
Minnesota#147251 in 1,229
Nevada#15871 in 912
Wisconsin#166221 in 1,509
Connecticut#170141 in 1,451
Arizona#176281 in 972
Louisiana#180381 in 896
Missouri#188231 in 1,564
California#1902101 in 1,087
New York#190901 in 1,358
Massachusetts#191191 in 2,064
Oklahoma#197161 in 1,405
Kansas#198111 in 1,569
Indiana#205201 in 1,848
Illinois#214561 in 1,425
Mississippi#217131 in 1,313
Oregon#218101 in 1,797
Tennessee#218181 in 1,740
Florida#224511 in 1,498
West Virginia#22551 in 2,223
Washington#229161 in 1,957
South Carolina#240131 in 1,621
North Carolina#243221 in 1,858
Kentucky#24591 in 2,658
Georgia#248251 in 1,767
Texas#295691 in 2,121
Utah#30661 in 2,753
Alabama#32591 in 2,809
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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 1986

girls
#1,691
69 births · 1 in 24,863 girls
boys
#187
1,366 births · 1 in 1,348 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #1,691Dominic69

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #187Dominic1,366
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 24,863 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 86.8% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #1,669Roslyn70
  2. #1,669Shenita70
  3. #1,669Tierney70
  4. #1,691Dominic69
  5. #1,691Agnes69
  6. #1,691Bliss69
  7. #1,691Caress69
  8. #1,717Ayana68
  9. #1,717Blythe68
  10. #1,717Britnee68

Tied with 25 names at #1,691; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,348 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 97.6% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #184Javier1,427
  2. #185Brendan1,401
  3. #186Ruben1,382
  4. #187Dominic1,366
  5. #188Reginald1,350
  6. #189Bruce1,348
  7. #190Edwin1,345
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →