Dominic Boy
How popular is Dominic?
#106 boy name in 2025
3,277 baby boys were named Dominic in the US in 2025, making it the 106th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Dominic popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #106 for boys (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,277 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #68 in 2015, #89 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2013 (6,336 boys) |
| Highest rank | #68 in 2013 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Dominic counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dominic family of names ranked #91 for boys in 2025 (#93 the year before), with 3,963 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Dominic is most popular
Babies named Dominic per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Delaware: 5.1 per 1,000 (78 boys)
- Connecticut: 3.8 per 1,000 (259 boys)
- New Jersey: 3.7 per 1,000 (754 boys)
- New Mexico: 3.4 per 1,000 (113 boys)
- Arizona: 3.3 per 1,000 (535 boys)
Dominic by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #835 |
| 1890s | 85 | #551 |
| 1900s | 295 | #311 |
| 1910s | 3,603 | #207 |
| 1920s | 4,887 | #226 |
| 1930s | 2,885 | #285 |
| 1940s | 2,734 | #349 |
| 1950s | 3,729 | #363 |
| 1960s | 5,061 | #310 |
| 1970s | 7,548 | #212 |
| 1980s | 12,292 | #187 |
| 1990s | 25,639 | #118 |
| 2000s | 48,114 | #81 |
| 2010s | 55,174 | #68 |
| 2020s | 21,362 | #89 |
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Questions
- Is Dominic a boy or girl name?
- Dominic is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dominic were boys.
- How popular is the name Dominic?
- 3,277 baby boys were named Dominic in the US in 2025, making it the 106th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Dominic most popular?
- Dominic peaked in 2013, when 6,336 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #68, held for 2 years starting in 2013.
- How many people are named Dominic?
- 194,676 babies have been named Dominic in the US since 1880. We estimate about 176,747 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Dominic most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dominic was most common in Delaware, at 5.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.