US rank #5289 Girls' name Peak 1979 3,483 births

Domenica — #5289 US girls' name

3,483 babies named Domenica in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s671910s4191920s5171930s3031940s1621950s1961960s2561970s3681980s2971990s2992000s2492010s2292020s115
#5289
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Domenica was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

118 babies were named Domenica in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Domenica

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,483 babies named Domenica between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Domenica currently holds the #5289 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 118 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Domenica performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 517 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Domenica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,177 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Domenica in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Domenica in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,483 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Domenica at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,483

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

1979

118 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#5,289

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Domenica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
118
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Domenica by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
517 births that decade — 15% of Domenica's all-time total
1890s61900s671910s4191920s5171930s3031940s1621950s1961960s2561970s3681980s2971990s2992000s2492010s2292020s115

Domenica by state

Where Domenica concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Domenica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,177 33.8%
#2 California
162 4.7%
#3 Pennsylvania
125 3.6%
#4 New Jersey
116 3.3%
#5 Massachusetts
82 2.4%
#6 Illinois
50 1.4%
#7 Texas
26 0.7%
#8 Florida
20 0.6%
New York share of Domenica's total US births 33.8%
Even split

1,177 of 3,483 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Domenica appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Domenica?
3,483 babies have been named Domenica since 1898. It currently ranks #5289 among girls. The peak year was 1979 with 118 births.
When was Domenica most popular?
Domenica was most popular in the 1920s decade with 517 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Domenica most popular?
The top states for the name Domenica are New York (1,177 births), California (162 births), Pennsylvania (125 births).
How long has the name Domenica been used?
Domenica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Domenica?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dominique, Domonique, Dominga, Dominque, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.