Boys' name · since 1915
Dominico
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 444 babies named Dominico, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,986 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 444
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dominico currently ranks #8986 among boys' names in America, with 444 babies recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Dominico recorded 444 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #8986 nationally today, ahead of 35% 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 1915 to 2025.
- #8,466 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,986 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 444 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dominico ranks #8,466 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,986 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 444 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,986 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 444
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dominico's 444 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Dominico compares
444 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Dominico's all-time total is 20% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dominico | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 444 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dominico's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dominico's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dominico popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Dominico by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (110 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Dominico's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Dominico births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
78 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 110 births (25% of all-time use).
Dominico by state
Where Dominico concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 444 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dominico's data
- Dominico's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Dominicos (5 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 Dominico: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Dominico 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.