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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #175 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 511 boysAKMaine: #91 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 276 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #90 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 271 boysNHWashington: #149 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 572 boysWAIdaho: #95 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 352 boysIDMontana: #143 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 412 boysMTNorth Dakota: #164 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 481 boysNDMinnesota: #141 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 521 boysMNIllinois: #64 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 295 boysILWisconsin: #110 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 399 boysWIMichigan: #71 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 312 boysMINew York: #88 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 383 boysNYMassachusetts: #81 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 323 boysMARhode Island: #92 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 281 boysRIOregon: #62 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 276 boysORNevada: #58 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 237 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dominic, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #191 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 556 boysSDIowa: #128 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 438 boysIAIndiana: #113 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 445 boysINOhio: #65 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 295 boysOHPennsylvania: #63 for boys · 209 births · 1 in 258 boysPANew Jersey: #57 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 260 boysNJConnecticut: #77 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 285 boysCTCalifornia: #56 for boys · 701 births · 1 in 270 boysCAUtah: #174 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 622 boysUTColorado: #109 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 398 boysCONebraska: #98 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 325 boysNEMissouri: #106 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 390 boysMOKentucky: #185 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 677 boysKYWest Virginia: #113 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 366 boysWVVirginia: #92 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 383 boysVAMaryland: #91 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 358 boysMDDelaware: #83 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 238 boysDEArizona: #76 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 296 boysAZNew Mexico: #84 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 303 boysNMKansas: #114 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 416 boysKSArkansas: #188 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 671 boysARTennessee: #140 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 550 boysTNNorth Carolina: #144 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 576 boysNCSouth Carolina: #133 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 500 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #97 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 291 boysDCOklahoma: #246 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 934 boysOKLouisiana: #126 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 479 boysLAMississippi: #360 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,514 boysMSAlabama: #243 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 946 boysALGeorgia: #151 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 613 boysGAHawaii: #166 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 494 boysHITexas: #94 for boys · 388 births · 1 in 436 boysTXFlorida: #84 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 377 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#56 · 1 in 270
  2. New Jersey#57 · 1 in 260
  3. Nevada#58 · 1 in 237
  4. Oregon#62 · 1 in 276
  5. Pennsylvania#63 · 1 in 258

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#567011 in 270
New Jersey#571511 in 260
Nevada#58501 in 237
Oregon#62561 in 276
Pennsylvania#632091 in 258
Illinois#641851 in 295
Ohio#651851 in 295
Michigan#711371 in 312
Arizona#761081 in 296
Connecticut#77461 in 285
Massachusetts#81831 in 323
Delaware#83131 in 238
Florida#842391 in 377
New Mexico#84241 in 303
New York#882291 in 383
New Hampshire#90161 in 271
Maine#91141 in 276
Maryland#91701 in 358
Rhode Island#92121 in 281
Virginia#921011 in 383
Texas#943881 in 436
Idaho#95221 in 352
District of Columbia#97121 in 291
Nebraska#98271 in 325
Missouri#106731 in 390
Colorado#109631 in 398
Wisconsin#110601 in 399
Indiana#113731 in 445
West Virginia#113191 in 366
Kansas#114331 in 416
Louisiana#126451 in 479
Iowa#128311 in 438
South Carolina#133401 in 500
Tennessee#140621 in 550
Minnesota#141481 in 521
Montana#14381 in 412
North Carolina#144851 in 576
Washington#149581 in 572
Georgia#151821 in 613
North Dakota#16471 in 481
Hawaii#16671 in 494
Utah#174311 in 622
Alaska#17551 in 511
Kentucky#185291 in 677
Arkansas#188191 in 671
South Dakota#19161 in 556
Alabama#243231 in 946
Oklahoma#246191 in 934
Mississippi#36081 in 1,514
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 2020

girls
#9,546
10 births · 1 in 161,655 girls
boys
#89
4,019 births · 1 in 429 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #9,546Dominic10

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #89Dominic4,019
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 161,655 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 45.5% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #8,953Zohemy11
  2. #8,953Zorie11
  3. #8,953Zuzu11
  4. #9,546Dominic10
  5. #9,546Aashna10
  6. #9,546Abree10
  7. #9,546Abria10
  8. #10,250Aadriti9
  9. #10,250Aaima9
  10. #10,250Aalivia9

Tied with 703 names at #9,546; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 429 of them was named Dominic, which outranked 99.4% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dominic
  1. #86Leonardo4,104
  2. #87Nicholas4,065
  3. #88Austin4,020
  4. #89Dominic4,019
  5. #90Everett4,013
  6. #91Xavier3,902
  7. #92Brooks3,870
Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →