US rank #1043 Boys' name Peak 2012 10,004 births

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.

1910s51970s571980s2021990s11432000s35812010s39192020s1097
#1043
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Dominik was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

10,004

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

2012

533 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,043

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Dominik popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
533
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
-2000200400600 202420172010200319961989198219751916 5

Dominik popularity over time — girls

95 total births recorded since 1986 (Dominik as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 95 births
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Dominik by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,919 births that decade — 39% of Dominik's all-time total
1910s51970s571980s2021990s11432000s35812010s39192020s1097

Dominik by state

Where Dominik concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Dominik
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%
California share of Dominik's total US births 13.4%
Even split

1,339 of 10,004 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Dominik appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dominik?
10,004 babies have been named Dominik since 1916. It currently ranks #1043 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 533 births.
When was Dominik most popular?
Dominik was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,919 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Dominik most popular?
The top states for the name Dominik are California (1,339 births), Texas (889 births), Illinois (720 births).
How long has the name Dominik been used?
Dominik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Dominik?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dominic, Dominick, Dominique, Domingo, 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, 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.