Boys' name · peaked in 2013
Dominic name popularity since 1925
187,976 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dominic (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Dominic is about 20 years old in 2026. Dominic peaked in 2013 as the #68 name for boys, and it ranked #106 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 187,976
- Named Dominic, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #106
- for boys in 2025 (3,277 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 1,242 girls · 186,734 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.94× its national share
Peak year is the year Dominic made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Dominic births per year, 1925–2025
2013 was the biggest year for Dominic both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1929 and 1934, Dominic's share of baby boys fell by 38%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, it became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 1,360 baby boys to 1 in 698.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Dominic's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dominic.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dominic in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6 | 2,196 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 2,885 | #320 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,734 | #394 |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,729 | #370 |
| 1960s | 31 | 5,061 | #340 |
| 1970s | 159 | 7,548 | #284 |
| 1980s | 354 | 12,292 | #187 |
| 1990s | 311 | 25,639 | #138 |
| 2000s | 209 | 48,114 | #85 |
| 2010s | 112 | 55,174 | #68 |
| 2020–25 | 55 | 21,362 | #106 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.6% of babies named Dominic from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Dominic is most popular
The index compares Dominic's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Dominic.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.94× | 3,031 |
| Nevada | 2.79× | 1,858 |
| Arizona | 2.16× | 5,230 |
| Colorado | 1.87× | 4,297 |
| Delaware | 1.49× | 577 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Dominic and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Dominic (this page) | 186,734 | 2013 |
| Dominik | 10,237 | 2012 |
| Domenic | 9,584 | 1912 |
| Domonic | 2,913 | 2004 |
| Domanic | 1,192 | 2002 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dominic's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dominic.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dominic (2013).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data