Dominique

#3,130 for girls in 2025, 51 births · #1,466 for boys in 2025, 121 births
Given to girls 68.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1985 · 3,299 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
2 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
50,786
since 1949

Dominique over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #83, 1985peak #170, 1991girlsboys
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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#3,13051#1,466121
2024#2,53370#1,472123
2023#2,75762#1,340141
2022#2,27782#1,379135
2021#2,08591#1,156173
2020#2,07888#1,144170
2019#1,949100#1,136171
2018#1,692122#1,056192
2017#1,572139#983209
2016#1,465157#967213
2015#1,588137#908237
2014#1,519144#952221
2013#1,192201#838255
2012#1,152214#804279
2011#1,172208#810271
2010#907288#854248
2009#961278#771296
2008#780376#772288
2007#757386#786275
2006#628458#764275
2005#531543#683304
2004#501587#655311
2003#446673#624328
2002#361829#576379
2001#3041,043#567367
2000#2591,264#525422
1999#1851,664#520409
1998#1462,159#479457
1997#1182,670#374652
1996#1222,547#346718
1995#1402,278#287918
1994#1322,389#2391,238
1993#1222,705#2071,449
1992#1162,885#1801,786
1991#1322,406#1701,869
1990#1531,946#2071,485
1989#1731,641#2211,233
1988#1451,905#2341,029
1987#1142,444#312684
1986#982,944#360523
1985#833,299#435384
1984#2091,254#410406
1983#453454#468318
1982#468450#541253
1981#507393#770129
1980#585315#786124
1979#562327#782122
1978#583294#854101
1977#588293#770122
1976#579283#83899
1975#745193#87590
1974#693212#86785
1973#710206#94173
1972#808167#1,06058
1971#854158#1,21446
1970#860156#1,26043
1969#923132#1,18644
1968#879137#1,39331
1967#833145#1,60923
1966#944116#1,61323
1965#1,06397#1,80619
1964#1,001114#1,85019
1963#1,26276#2,30013
1962#1,60749#2,50411
1961#1,78841#2,9009
1960#1,83538#4,0385
1959#1,82037
1958#1,63043#2,37012
1957#3,69611#3,2577
1956#2,15126
1955#2,34122#3,5056
1954#2,24023
1953#3,68710#3,7985
1952#2,67116#3,7345
1951#3,10612
1950#3,9628#3,0217
1949#5,2445
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First appearance
1949

The first year at least five girls were named Dominique! It came in at #5,244, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1949, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Dominique is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #202 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 797 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dominique, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dominique, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dominique, so not publishedNHWashington: #238 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,316 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dominique, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dominique, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dominique, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #325 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,595 girlsMNIllinois: #40 for girls · 398 births · 1 in 183 girlsILWisconsin: #149 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 851 girlsWIMichigan: #54 for girls · 221 births · 1 in 259 girlsMINew York: #67 for girls · 311 births · 1 in 344 girlsNYMassachusetts: #218 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,346 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dominique, so not publishedRIOregon: #209 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsORNevada: #73 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 300 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dominique, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dominique, so not publishedSDIowa: #303 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsIAIndiana: #132 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 709 girlsINOhio: #89 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 508 girlsOHPennsylvania: #90 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 490 girlsPANew Jersey: #84 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 421 girlsNJConnecticut: #128 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 655 girlsCTCalifornia: #103 for girls · 366 births · 1 in 553 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dominique, so not publishedUTColorado: #160 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 813 girlsCONebraska: #276 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsNEMissouri: #139 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 748 girlsMOKentucky: #164 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 966 girlsKYWest Virginia: #256 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,638 girlsWVVirginia: #74 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 383 girlsVAMaryland: #64 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 305 girlsMDDelaware: #97 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 437 girlsDEArizona: #144 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 719 girlsAZNew Mexico: #115 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 534 girlsNMKansas: #125 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 611 girlsKSArkansas: #84 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 385 girlsARTennessee: #90 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 471 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #75 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 391 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #79 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 415 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #19 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 102 girlsDCOklahoma: #246 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsOKLouisiana: #44 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 202 girlsLAMississippi: #52 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 238 girlsMSAlabama: #99 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 464 girlsALGeorgia: #92 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 482 girlsGAHawaii: #204 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 817 girlsHITexas: #109 for girls · 209 births · 1 in 638 girlsTXFlorida: #63 for girls · 200 births · 1 in 326 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#19 · 1 in 102
  2. Illinois#40 · 1 in 183
  3. Louisiana#44 · 1 in 202
  4. Mississippi#52 · 1 in 238
  5. Michigan#54 · 1 in 259

Best ever in a state: #19 in District of Columbia, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#19561 in 102
Illinois#403981 in 183
Louisiana#441491 in 202
Mississippi#52621 in 238
Michigan#542211 in 259
Florida#632001 in 326
Maryland#64791 in 305
New York#673111 in 344
Nevada#73161 in 300
Virginia#74861 in 383
North Carolina#75911 in 391
South Carolina#79431 in 415
Arkansas#84331 in 385
New Jersey#84961 in 421
Ohio#891361 in 508
Pennsylvania#901411 in 490
Tennessee#90591 in 471
Georgia#92771 in 482
Delaware#9771 in 437
Alabama#99471 in 464
California#1033661 in 553
Texas#1092091 in 638
New Mexico#115181 in 534
Kansas#125241 in 611
Connecticut#128261 in 655
Indiana#132481 in 709
Missouri#139431 in 748
Arizona#144321 in 719
Wisconsin#149361 in 851
Colorado#160271 in 813
Kentucky#164221 in 966
Alaska#20251 in 797
Hawaii#20461 in 817
Oregon#209141 in 1,117
Massachusetts#218261 in 1,346
Washington#238211 in 1,316
Oklahoma#246141 in 1,437
West Virginia#25661 in 1,638
Nebraska#27661 in 1,667
Iowa#30381 in 2,156
Minnesota#325111 in 2,595
Idaho
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Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Dominique
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 597 spots since 2024 (#2,533#3,130)
  • 1,052 spots since 2020 (#2,078#3,130)
  • 1,542 spots since 2015 (#1,588#3,130)
  • Biggest jump: 244 spots in 1984 (#453#209)
  • Biggest drop: 265 spots in 2011 (#907#1,172)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1949
  • Peaked 1985 at #83 (3,299 births)
  • Births halved by 1989, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1985–1986
  • Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1966–2010
Share of babies · girls
1 in 522
  • Highest: 1 in 522 girls born in 1985 were named Dominique (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 31,515 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 46.6% of all girls named Dominique (23,649) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2011
  • Mostly girls until 2010, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s5#5,244 (1949)#5,244
1950s208#1,630 (1958)#2,730
1960s945#833 (1967)#1,214
1970s2,289#562 (1979)#698
1980s15,099#83 (1985)#284
1990s23,649#116 (1992)#137
2000s6,437#259 (2000)#553
2010s1,710#907 (2010)#1,421
2020s444#2,078 (2020)#2,477

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dominique in 1985

girls
#83
3,299 births · 1 in 522 girls
boys
#435
384 births · 1 in 4,813 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. #83Dominique3,299

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. #435Dominique384
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 522 of them was named Dominique, which outranked 99.3% 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 Dominique
  1. #80Erika3,503
  2. #81Latoya3,402
  3. #82Dana3,348
  4. #83Dominique3,299
  5. #84Brittney3,224
  6. #85Julia3,206
  7. #86Candice3,195
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 4,813 of them was named Dominique, which outranked 94.3% 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 Dominique
  1. #432Felipe389
  2. #433Rogelio388
  3. #434Malcolm386
  4. #435Dominique384
  5. #436Dillon381
  6. #437Darrin379
  7. #438Carlton378
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