Boys' name · since 1928
Dom
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 424 babies named Dom, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,527 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 424
- born since 1928
- 2020s
- peak decade
424 babies have been named Dom since 1928, making it today's #3527 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dom has been recorded 424 times among boys since 1928, currently ranked #3527 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.
- #8,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,527 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 424 born since 1928
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dom ranks #8,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,527 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 424 born since 1928, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,527 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 424
- born since 1928
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dom's 424 recorded births place it above 80.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Dom compares
424 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dom's all-time total is 15% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dom | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 424 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dom's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dom's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dom popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Dom by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (132 births, 31% of the file).
2020s was Dom's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Dom births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
91 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
132 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 132 births (31% of all-time use).
Dom by state
Where Dom concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 34 | 8.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 16 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 2.4% |
34 of 424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Florida records the most Doms (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dom: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1928–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dom draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.