Boys' name · peaked in 2003
Dominick name popularity since 1925
60,050 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dominick. Half of them were born in 1999 or earlier, so the typical Dominick is about 27 years old in 2026. Dominick peaked in 2003 as the #205 name for boys, and it ranked #622 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 60,050
- Named Dominick, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #622
- for boys in 2025 (448 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 267 girls · 59,783 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 3.26× its national share
Peak year is the year Dominick 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.
Dominick births per year, 1925–2025
2003 was the biggest year for Dominick both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1929 and 1934, Dominick's share of baby boys fell by 44%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, it became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 3,990 baby boys to 1 in 2,170.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Dominick's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dominick.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dominick 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 | 5 | 2,443 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,964 | #331 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,656 | #391 |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,187 | #398 |
| 1960s | 6 | 3,103 | #440 |
| 1970s | 16 | 2,877 | #472 |
| 1980s | 71 | 3,973 | #413 |
| 1990s | 96 | 8,985 | #302 |
| 2000s | 67 | 15,277 | #214 |
| 2010s | 6 | 10,947 | #318 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,371 | #622 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.8% of babies named Dominick from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Dominick is most popular
The index compares Dominick'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 Dominick.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3.26× | 14,214 |
| New Jersey | 3.24× | 5,131 |
| Nevada | 2.16× | 443 |
| Connecticut | 1.77× | 1,100 |
| Arizona | 1.53× | 1,143 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Dominick 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dominick (this page) | 59,783 | 2003 |
| Domenick | 4,214 | 1905 |
| Domonick | 1,090 | 2002 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dominick's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dominick.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dominick (2003).
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