Dominik — #1043 US boys' name
10,004 babies named Dominik in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 93% of names given to boys today.
39% of everyone ever named Dominik was born in this single decade.
533 babies were named Dominik in 2012 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dominik
The Social Security Administration has registered 10,004 babies named Dominik between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dominik currently holds the #1043 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 533 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dominik performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,919 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dominik shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,339 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Dominik in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dominik 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 10,004 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.
Dominik at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Dominik popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916
- Peak year (2012)
- 533
- Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
Currently ranks #1043 among boys.
10,004 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 533 births in a single year.
Dominik popularity over time — girls
95 total births recorded since 1986 (Dominik as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Dominik accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Dominik by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 3,919 births that decade — 39% of Dominik's all-time total
Dominik decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,919 births
- Runner-up 3,581 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Dominik's strongest decade
3,919 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
Dominik by state
Where Dominik concentrates geographically — total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,339 | 13.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 889 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 720 | 7.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 558 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 518 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 477 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 357 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 340 | 3.4% |
1,339 of 10,004 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 13.4% of nationwide
- Texas 8.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 7.2% of nationwide
- New York 5.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 5.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 38 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 13.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Dominik appears in 38 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, 1916–2024 (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.