Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Dom

Meaning A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique Gender Boy Rank 2025 #3,531 Trend ↑ Rising 78%

A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.

Rank 2025
#3,531
among boys · ↑295 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
32
named Dom · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 53,377
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
32 babies
All-time total
424
#8,717 all-time among boys
First recorded
1928
in Social Security records

Dom popularity over time

424 babies have been named Dom since 1928, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s 5 1 – #4,298
1930s 38 4 +660% #2,734
1940s 15 2 -61% #3,674
1950s 60 6 +300% #1,994
1960s 91 9 +52% #2,343
1970s 16 2 -82% #3,124
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s – – – –
2010s 67 7 – #5,633
2020s (to 2025) 132 22 +228% #3,531

Where Dom is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 36 0.02 outside top 500
2027 40 0.02 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 50 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Dom

Dom is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,531 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1928, 424 American babies have been named Dom. Its peak came in 2025, when 32 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Dom stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dom?

The median living Dom is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 61. An estimated 300 people named Dom are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Dom year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 32 #3,531
2024 29 #3,826
2023 21 #4,783
2022 17 #5,493
2021 12 #6,808
2020 21 #4,579
2019 16 #5,633
2018 10 #7,749
2017 12 #6,798
2016 9 #8,321
2015 5 #12,561
2014 9 #8,308
2013 6 #11,100
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1970 10 #3,124
1965 6 #3,634
1960 5 #4,176
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1930 7 #3,373
1925 – –
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Famous people named Dom

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Dom DeLuise Dom DeLuise American actor (1933–2009) Contemporary
  2. 2 Dom Pérignon Dom Pérignon French Benedictine monk (1638–1715) 1639–1715 · 17th century
  3. 3 Dom Dwyer Dom Dwyer American soccer player (born 1990) Contemporary
  4. 4 Dom Mintoff Dom Mintoff Prime Minister of Malta (1955–1958, 1971–1984) 1916–2012 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Dom Justo Takayama Dom Justo Takayama Japanese Daimyō and Blessed 1552–1615 · 16th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Dom, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Dom?

The median living Dom is about 9 years old. Half of all living Doms are between 3 and 61 years old.

How many people named Dom are alive today?

An estimated 300 people named Dom are alive in the United States, based on 424 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Dom mean?

A unisex given name, a form of Dominic or Dominique.

How popular is the name Dom in 2025?

Dom ranked #3,531 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dom?

424 babies have been named Dom in the United States since 1928, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dom most popular?

Dom peaked in 2025, when 32 newborns received the name.

Is Dom a boy or girl name?

Dom is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Dom rising or falling?

Dom is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Dom become more popular?

Dom is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 boys named Dom in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Dom?

Well-known people named Dom include Dom DeLuise (actor), Dom Pérignon (politician), Dom Dwyer (soccer player).

Names like Dom

Names that sound and feel close to Dom: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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