Girls' name · since 1909
Dominica
Dominica has 2,338 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,282 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,338
- born since 1909
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,338 babies have been named Dominica since 1909, making it today's #13282 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dominica recorded 2,338 times among girls since 1909, holding rank #13282 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #4,232 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,282 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,338 born since 1909
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dominica ranks #4,232 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,282 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,338 born since 1909, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,232 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,282 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,338
- born since 1909
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dominica's 2,338 recorded births place it above 94.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Dominica compares
2,338 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Dominica's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dominica | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,338 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dominica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dominica's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dominica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Dominica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (451 births, 19% of the file).
1980s was Dominica's strongest decade.
451 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Dominica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 167
1910s
167 births
- 1920s
1920s
194 births
- 1930s 113
1930s
113 births
- 1940s 52
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
188 births
- 1970s
1970s
292 births
- 1980s
1980s
451 births
- 1990s
1990s
392 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s 153
2010s
153 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 451 births (19% of all-time use).
How Dominica compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dominica's total volume
Dominica by state
Where Dominica concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 217 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 133 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 36 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 22 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 19 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 13 | 0.6% |
217 of 2,338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Dominica appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dominica's data
- Dominica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (451 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dominicas (217 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dominica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Dominica 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.