US rank #4465 Girls' name Peak 1925 4,002 births

Dominga — #4465 US girls' name

4,002 babies named Dominga in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s161900s671910s4181920s7801930s6931940s6381950s3941960s1941970s2021980s1351990s982000s1152010s1252020s127
#4465
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Dominga was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

102 babies were named Dominga in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dominga

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,002 babies named Dominga between 1894 and 2024, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dominga currently holds the #4465 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dominga performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 780 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Dominga shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,612 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Dominga in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dominga 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 4,002 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.

Dominga at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,002

Since 1894

131 years of records

Peak year

1925

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#4,465

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1894

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dominga popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1894

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1925)
102
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
050100150 202420081991197519591943192719111894 5

Dominga popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1922 (Dominga as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19331922 5

Dominga by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
780 births that decade — 19% of Dominga's all-time total
1890s161900s671910s4181920s7801930s6931940s6381950s3941960s1941970s2021980s1351990s982000s1152010s1252020s127

Dominga by state

Where Dominga concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Dominga
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,612 65.3%
#2 California
114 2.8%
#3 New Mexico
31 0.8%
#4 Alabama
18 0.4%
#5 Hawaii
17 0.4%
#6 Colorado
6 0.1%
#7 New York
5 0.1%
Texas share of Dominga's total US births 65.3%
Even split

2,612 of 4,002 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dominga?
4,002 babies have been named Dominga since 1894. It currently ranks #4465 among girls. The peak year was 1925 with 102 births.
When was Dominga most popular?
Dominga was most popular in the 1920s decade with 780 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Dominga most popular?
The top states for the name Dominga are Texas (2,612 births), California (114 births), New Mexico (31 births).
How long has the name Dominga been used?
Dominga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 131 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dominga?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dominique, Domonique, Dominque, Domenica, 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, 1894–2024 (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.