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.
More common than 96% of names given to boys today.
23% of everyone ever named Dominick was born in this single decade.
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' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Dominick popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881
- Peak year (2003)
- 1,780
- Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
Currently ranks #552 among boys.
66,721 total births across 144 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 1,780 births in a single year.
Dominick popularity over time — girls
267 total births recorded since 1929 (Dominick as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Dominick accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Dominick by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 15,275 births that decade — 23% of Dominick's all-time total
Dominick decade highlights
- Peak decade 15,275 births
- Runner-up 10,943 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Dominick's strongest decade
15,275 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 23% of all-time use.
Dominick by state
Where Dominick concentrates geographically — total births since 1881
| 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% |
17,386 of 66,721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 26.1% of nationwide
- New Jersey 9.2% of nationwide
- California 8.2% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 7.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 26.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Dominick appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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.