Boys' name · since 1885
Dominic
Dominic has 193,424 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #188 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #106 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 193,424
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dominic currently ranks #106 among boys' names in America, with 193,424 babies recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Dominic recorded 193,424 times among boys since 1885, holding rank #106 nationally today, ahead of 99.2% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #188 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #106 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 193,424 born since 1885
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dominic ranks #188 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #106 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 193,424 born since 1885, peaking in the 2010s.
- #188 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #106 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 193,424
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dominic's 193,424 recorded births place it above 99.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dominic compares
193,424 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Dominic's all-time total is 524x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dominic | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 193,424 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,336 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dominic's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dominic's full recorded timeline at 1957, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 6,336 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dominic popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 6,336
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Dominic popularity over time - girls
1,252 total births recorded since 1918 (Dominic as girls' name)
Dominic by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (55,174 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Dominic's strongest decade.
55,174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Dominic births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 85
1890s
85 births
- 1900s 295
1900s
295 births
- 1910s 3,603
1910s
3,603 births
- 1920s 4,887
1920s
4,887 births
- 1930s 2,885
1930s
2,885 births
- 1940s 2,734
1940s
2,734 births
- 1950s 3,729
1950s
3,729 births
- 1960s 5,061
1960s
5,061 births
- 1970s 7,548
1970s
7,548 births
- 1980s 12,292
1980s
12,292 births
- 1990s
1990s
25,639 births
- 2000s
2000s
48,114 births
- 2010s
2010s
55,174 births
- 2020s 21,362
2020s
21,362 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55,174 births (29% of all-time use).
How Dominic 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 Dominic's total volume
Dominic by state
Where Dominic concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28,419 | 14.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 14,724 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 13,499 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 12,476 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 11,204 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 9,099 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 8,847 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 8,622 | 4.5% |
28,419 of 193,424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Dominic appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dominic's data
- Dominic's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (55,174 total births) through the 2020s (21,362) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dominics (28,419 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dominic: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Dominic 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.