boys' name ★ peaked 2013

Dominic

Meaning Lord Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #106 Trend ↓ Falling 22%

From Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Dominus (“Lord”).

Rank 2025
#106
among boys · ↑1 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
3,282
named Dominic · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 521
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2013
6,352 babies
All-time total
194,676
#188 all-time among boys
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Dominic popularity over time

194,676 babies have been named Dominic since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 16 16 2 – #860
1890s – 85 85 9 +431% #558
1900s – 295 295 30 +247% #312
1910s 5 3,603 3,608 361 +1123% #207
1920s 11 4,887 4,898 490 +36% #226
1930s 5 2,885 2,890 289 -41% #285
1940s – 2,734 2,734 273 -5% #349
1950s – 3,729 3,729 373 +36% #364
1960s 31 5,061 5,092 509 +37% #310
1970s 159 7,548 7,707 771 +51% #212
1980s 354 12,292 12,646 1,265 +64% #187
1990s 311 25,639 25,950 2,595 +105% #118
2000s 209 48,114 48,323 4,832 +86% #81
2010s 112 55,174 55,286 5,529 +14% #68
2020s (to 2025) 55 21,362 21,417 3,570 -35% #89

Where Dominic 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 3,147 1.84 #111
2027 3,040 1.78 #118
2028 2,952 1.73 #121
2029 2,879 1.69 #125
2030 2,819 1.65 #129

Where Dominic is most popular

Boys named Dominic per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.01 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, Connecticut, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Dominic born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Delaware 78 5.14 +156%
Connecticut 259 3.83 +91%
New Jersey 754 3.75 +87%
New Mexico 113 3.43 +71%
Arizona 535 3.27 +63%
Nevada 186 3.26 +62%
California 2,926 3.20 +59%
Pennsylvania 808 3.04 +52%
Massachusetts 415 3.02 +50%
Illinois 732 2.86 +43%
Rhode Island 46 2.82 +41%
New York 1,161 2.68 +34%
Ohio 684 2.58 +29%
Michigan 528 2.58 +28%
Colorado 318 2.46 +23%
New Hampshire 53 2.39 +19%
Maryland 275 2.31 +15%
Florida 1,091 2.30 +15%
Wisconsin 267 2.25 +12%
District of Columbia 33 2.24 +11%
Montana 39 2.21 +10%
Oregon 164 2.16 +8%
South Dakota 40 2.15 +7%
Nebraska 92 2.12 +5%
Virginia 401 2.11 +5%
West Virginia 69 2.11 +5%
North Dakota 36 2.11 +5%
Idaho 85 2.08 ≈ national
Indiana 310 1.93 ≈ national
Hawaii 30 1.93 ≈ national
Missouri 267 1.93 ≈ national
Washington 314 1.92 ≈ national
Kansas 126 1.84 -9%
Texas 1,613 1.83 -9%
Minnesota 223 1.82 -9%
Utah 173 1.81 -10%
North Carolina 448 1.75 -13%
Vermont 11 1.75 -13%
Louisiana 175 1.71 -15%
Maine 33 1.70 -15%
Iowa 117 1.70 -15%
South Carolina 156 1.51 -25%
Tennessee 265 1.47 -27%
Georgia 362 1.43 -29%
Oklahoma 117 1.32 -34%
Kentucky 125 1.25 -38%
Mississippi 67 1.18 -41%
Arkansas 66 1.04 -48%
Alabama 106 0.970 -52%
Wyoming 5 0.864 -57%
Alaska 5 0.420 -79%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Dominic

Dominic is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #106 in 2025 with 3,277 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 194,676 American babies have been named Dominic. Its peak came in 2013, when 6,352 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Dominic stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dominic?

The median living Dominic is about 18 years old; half are between 10 and 29. An estimated 177 thousand people named Dominic are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Dominic year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #15,530 3,277 #106
2024 7 #12,516 3,304 #107
2023 11 #9,148 3,417 #106
2022 13 #8,159 3,590 #102
2021 9 #10,505 3,755 #99
2020 10 #9,745 4,019 #89
2019 9 #10,704 4,443 #85
2018 – – 4,795 #75
2017 7 #13,087 5,111 #74
2016 11 #9,590 5,428 #72
2015 18 #6,804 5,870 #68
2014 14 #8,170 6,264 #69
2013 16 #7,494 6,336 #68
2012 7 #13,891 6,189 #70
2011 14 #8,315 5,438 #77
2010 16 #7,625 5,300 #74
2009 15 #8,164 5,329 #81
2008 22 #6,194 4,965 #93
2007 18 #7,164 5,415 #85
2006 22 #5,978 5,577 #85
2005 19 #6,349 4,994 #85
2004 28 #4,742 4,879 #91
2003 23 #5,280 5,219 #81
2002 21 #5,516 4,855 #83
2001 26 #4,595 3,635 #106
2000 15 #6,908 3,246 #118
1995 34 #3,301 2,507 #138
1990 36 #3,094 1,628 #188
1985 66 #1,730 1,334 #187
1980 20 #3,881 1,020 #232
1975 12 #4,931 676 #284
1970 12 #4,565 631 #312
1965 – – 499 #340
1960 – – 442 #376
1955 – – 385 #370
1950 – – 303 #386
1945 – – 234 #394
1940 – – 233 #373
1935 – – 288 #320
1930 5 #4,722 377 #294
1925 – – 542 #242
1920 – – 536 #234
1915 – – 469 #220
1910 – – 53 #348
1905 – – 29 #394
1900 – – 14 #686
1895 – – 10 #704
1890 – – 7 #828
1885 – – 6 #860
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Dominic

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

  1. 1 Dominic West Dominic West English actor (born 1969) Contemporary
  2. 2 Dominic Cooper Dominic Cooper English actor (born 1978) Contemporary
  3. 3 Dominic Monaghan Dominic Monaghan British actor (born 1977) b. 1976 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Dominic Calvert-Lewin English footballer (born 1997) Contemporary
  5. 5 Dominic Purcell Dominic Purcell Australian actor (born 1970) Contemporary
  6. 6 Dominic Chianese Dominic Chianese American actor (born 1931) Contemporary
  7. 7 Dominic Thiem Dominic Thiem Austrian tennis player (born 1993) Contemporary
  8. 8 Dominic Sherwood Dominic Sherwood English actor b. 1990 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Dominic Raab Dominic Raab Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2021–2022, 2022–2023) b. 1974 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Dominic Miller Dominic Miller British musician (b. 1960) Contemporary
  11. 11 Dominic Keating Dominic Keating British actor (born 1961) b. 1962 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Dominic Matteo Scottish footballer (born 1974) Contemporary
  13. 13 Dominic Savio Dominic Savio Italian student and Catholic saint (1842–1857) 19th century
  14. 14 Dominic Scott Kay American actor, director (born 1996) Contemporary
  15. 15 Dominic Sena American film director (born 1949) Contemporary
  16. 16 Dominic Dale Dominic Dale Welsh retired snooker player (born 1971) Contemporary
  17. 17 Dominic Adiyiah Dominic Adiyiah Ghanaian footballer (born 1989) Contemporary
  18. 18 Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie American astronaut (born 1957) Contemporary
  19. 19 Dominic Inglot Dominic Inglot British tennis player (born 1986) Contemporary
  20. 20 Dominic A. Antonelli Dominic A. Antonelli American astronaut (born 1967) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Dominic?

The median living Dominic is about 18 years old. Half of all living Dominics are between 10 and 29 years old.

How many people named Dominic are alive today?

An estimated 177 thousand people named Dominic are alive in the United States, based on 194,676 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Dominic mean?

From Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Dominus (“Lord”).

How popular is the name Dominic in 2025?

Dominic ranked #106 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 3,277 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dominic?

194,676 babies have been named Dominic in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dominic most popular?

Dominic peaked in 2013, when 6,352 newborns received the name.

Is Dominic a boy or girl name?

Dominic is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Dominic rising or falling?

Dominic is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Dominic become more popular?

Dominic is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,819 boys named Dominic in 2030, which would rank around #129. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Dominic?

Well-known people named Dominic include Dominic West (actor), Dominic Cooper (actor), Dominic Monaghan (actor).

Names like Dominic

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

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