Boys' name · since 1881
Dominick
67,180 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.
- #417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #622 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 67,180
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dominick is the #622 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 67,180 recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Dominick recorded 67,180 times among boys since 1881, holding rank #622 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #417 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #622 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 67,180 born since 1881
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dominick ranks #417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #622 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 67,180 born since 1881, peaking in the 2000s.
- #417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #622 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 67,180
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dominick's 67,180 recorded births place it above 99.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Dominick compares
67,180 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Dominick's all-time total is 182x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dominick | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 67,180 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,780 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dominick's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dominick splits its recorded history at 1955: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 1,780 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dominick popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 1,780
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Dominick popularity over time - girls
267 total births recorded since 1929 (Dominick as girls' name)
Dominick by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (15,277 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Dominick's strongest decade.
15,277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Dominick births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 45
1880s
45 births
- 1890s 166
1890s
166 births
- 1900s 425
1900s
425 births
- 1910s 3,915
1910s
3,915 births
- 1920s 5,289
1920s
5,289 births
- 1930s 2,964
1930s
2,964 births
- 1940s 2,656
1940s
2,656 births
- 1950s 3,187
1950s
3,187 births
- 1960s 3,103
1960s
3,103 births
- 1970s 2,877
1970s
2,877 births
- 1980s 3,973
1980s
3,973 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,985 births
- 2000s
2000s
15,277 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,947 births
- 2020s 3,371
2020s
3,371 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15,277 births (23% of all-time use).
How Dominick 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 Dominick's total volume
Dominick by state
Where Dominick concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17,453 | 26.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6,181 | 9.2% |
| #3 | California | | 5,528 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 4,851 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,008 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 2,948 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 2,683 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,688 | 2.5% |
17,453 of 67,180 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Dominick appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dominick's data
- Dominick's decade-level peak was the 2000s (15,277 total births); usage has since declined to 3,371 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Dominicks (17,453 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dominick: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Dominick 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.