Boys' name · since 1882
Domingo
Domingo has 14,374 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1946 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #995 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,023 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,374
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
14,374 babies have been named Domingo since 1882, making it today's #2023 boys' name.
Domingo has 14,374 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2023 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #995 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,023 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 14,374 born since 1882
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Domingo ranks #995 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,023 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 14,374 born since 1882, peaking in the 1950s.
- #995 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,023 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,374
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
Domingo's 14,374 recorded births place it above 97.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Domingo compares
14,374 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Domingo's all-time total is 39x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Domingo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,374 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 190 | 34 | 22,252 |
Domingo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Domingo's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 190, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Domingo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1946)
- 190
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Domingo popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 1919 (Domingo as girls' name)
Domingo by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,634 births, 11% of the file).
1950s was Domingo's strongest decade.
1,634 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Domingo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 27
1880s
27 births
- 1900s 101
1900s
101 births
- 1910s
1910s
655 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,392 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,227 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,591 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,634 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,555 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,567 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,327 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,200 births
- 2000s
2000s
934 births
- 2010s
2010s
666 births
- 2020s 498
2020s
498 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,634 births (11% of all-time use).
How Domingo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Domingo's total volume
Domingo by state
Where Domingo concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,335 | 51.0% |
| #2 | California | | 1,779 | 12.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 821 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 228 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 179 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 170 | 1.2% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 130 | 0.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 123 | 0.9% |
7,335 of 14,374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Domingo appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Domingo's data
- Domingo's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,634 total births); usage has since declined to 498 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Domingos (7,335 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Domingo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Domingo 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.