US rank #2997 Boys' name Peak 1974 3,773 births

Domenico — #2997 US boys' name

3,773 babies named Domenico in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s161910s2411920s1951930s631940s521950s971960s3221970s5071980s3761990s4912000s5752010s5592020s279
#2997
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

1974
Single peak year

70 babies were named Domenico in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Domenico

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,773 babies named Domenico between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Domenico currently holds the #2997 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Domenico performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 575 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Domenico shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 902 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Domenico in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Domenico 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 3,773 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.

Domenico at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,773

Since 1906

119 years of records

Peak year

1974

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,997

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1906

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2024

Domenico popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1906

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1974)
70
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
020406080 202420101996198219681953193119171906 10

Domenico by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
575 births that decade — 15% of Domenico's all-time total
1900s161910s2411920s1951930s631940s521950s971960s3221970s5071980s3761990s4912000s5752010s5592020s279

Domenico by state

Where Domenico concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Domenico
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
902 23.9%
#2 New Jersey
343 9.1%
#3 California
209 5.5%
#4 Pennsylvania
197 5.2%
#5 Illinois
144 3.8%
#6 Rhode Island
44 1.2%
#7 Florida
42 1.1%
#8 Massachusetts
30 0.8%
New York share of Domenico's total US births 23.9%
Even split

902 of 3,773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Domenico appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Domenico?
3,773 babies have been named Domenico since 1906. It currently ranks #2997 among boys. The peak year was 1974 with 70 births.
When was Domenico most popular?
Domenico was most popular in the 2000s decade with 575 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Domenico most popular?
The top states for the name Domenico are New York (902 births), New Jersey (343 births), California (209 births).
How long has the name Domenico been used?
Domenico has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 119 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Domenico?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dominic, Dominick, Dominique, Domingo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1906–2024 (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.