US rank #552 Boys' name Peak 2003 66,721 births

Dominick — #552 US boys' name

66,721 babies named Dominick in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s451890s1661900s4251910s39151920s52891930s29641940s26561950s31871960s31031970s28771980s39741990s89852000s152752010s109432020s2917
#552
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Dominick was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

1,780 babies were named Dominick in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dominick

The Social Security Administration has registered 66,721 babies named Dominick between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dominick currently holds the #552 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 1,780 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dominick performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 15,275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Dominick shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17,386 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Dominick in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dominick 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 66,721 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.

Dominick at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

66,721

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

2003

1,780 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#552

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dominick popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2003)
1,780
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Dominick popularity over time — girls

267 total births recorded since 1929 (Dominick as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 267 births
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Dominick by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
15,275 births that decade — 23% of Dominick's all-time total
1880s451890s1661900s4251910s39151920s52891930s29641940s26561950s31871960s31031970s28771980s39741990s89852000s152752010s109432020s2917

Dominick by state

Where Dominick concentrates geographically — total births since 1881

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dominick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17,386 26.1%
#2 New Jersey
6,148 9.2%
#3 California
5,472 8.2%
#4 Pennsylvania
4,833 7.2%
#5 Illinois
2,985 4.5%
#6 Texas
2,919 4.4%
#7 Florida
2,643 4.0%
#8 Ohio
1,681 2.5%
New York share of Dominick's total US births 26.1%
Even split

17,386 of 66,721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Dominick appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dominick?
66,721 babies have been named Dominick since 1881. It currently ranks #552 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 1,780 births.
When was Dominick most popular?
Dominick was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15,275 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Dominick most popular?
The top states for the name Dominick are New York (17,386 births), New Jersey (6,148 births), California (5,472 births).
How long has the name Dominick been used?
Dominick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dominick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dominic, Dominique, Domingo, 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, 1881–2024 (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.