Recorded 1976–1989 Unisex name Peak 1987 68 births

Domingue — unisex name

68 babies named Domingue in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s63
1980s
Peak decade

93% of everyone ever named Domingue was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

18 babies were named Domingue in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Domingue

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Domingue between 1976 and 1989, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Domingue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Domingue is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 19 additional births since 1988.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Domingue performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Domingue shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Domingue in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Domingue 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 68 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.

Domingue at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

68

Since 1976

14 years of records

Peak year

1987

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1976

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1989

Domingue popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1976

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1987)
18
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
05101520 198919881987198619851976 5

Domingue popularity over time — boys

19 total births recorded since 1988 (Domingue as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 19 births
45678910 199019891988 5

Domingue by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
63 births that decade — 93% of Domingue's all-time total
1970s51980s63

Domingue by state

Where Domingue concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Domingue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.4%
California share of Domingue's total US births 7.4%

5 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Domingue?
68 babies have been named Domingue since 1976. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1987 with 18 births.
When was Domingue most popular?
Domingue was most popular in the 1980s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Domingue most popular?
The top states for the name Domingue are California (5 births).
Is Domingue a unisex name?
Yes, Domingue is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 68 births, and as a boy's name it has 19 births.
How long has the name Domingue been used?
Domingue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 14 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Domingue?
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.

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, 1976–1989 (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.