US rank #1860 Boys' name Peak 1946 14,298 births

Domingo — #1860 US boys' name

14,298 babies named Domingo in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1860
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

1950s
Peak decade

11% of everyone ever named Domingo was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

190 babies were named Domingo in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Domingo

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,298 babies named Domingo between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Domingo currently holds the #1860 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 190 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Domingo performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 1,634 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Domingo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7,323 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Domingo in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Domingo 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 14,298 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.

Domingo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

14,298

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

1946

190 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#1,860

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Domingo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1946)
190
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Domingo popularity over time — girls

26 total births recorded since 1919 (Domingo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
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Domingo by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
1,634 births that decade — 11% of Domingo's all-time total
1880s271900s1011910s6551920s13921930s12271940s15911950s16341960s15551970s15671980s13271990s12002000s9342010s6652020s423

Domingo by state

Where Domingo concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Domingo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7,323 51.2%
#2 California
1,768 12.4%
#3 New York
821 5.7%
#4 Florida
219 1.5%
#5 Arizona
179 1.3%
#6 Illinois
170 1.2%
#7 New Mexico
130 0.9%
#8 New Jersey
123 0.9%
Texas share of Domingo's total US births 51.2%
Even split

7,323 of 14,298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Domingo appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Domingo?
14,298 babies have been named Domingo since 1882. It currently ranks #1860 among boys. The peak year was 1946 with 190 births.
When was Domingo most popular?
Domingo was most popular in the 1950s decade with 1,634 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Domingo most popular?
The top states for the name Domingo are Texas (7,323 births), California (1,768 births), New York (821 births).
How long has the name Domingo been used?
Domingo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Domingo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dominic, Dominick, Dominique, Domenic, 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, 1882–2024 (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.