Girls' name · since 1983
Dominika
Dominika has 638 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 638
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
638 girls have been named Dominika since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dominika has 638 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2024.
- #10,120 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 638 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dominika ranks #10,120 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 638 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,120 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 638
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dominika's 638 recorded births place it above 85.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Dominika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dominika's full recorded timeline at 2004, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dominika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Dominika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (223 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Dominika's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Dominika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s
2010s
140 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 223 births (35% of all-time use).
How Dominika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dominika's total volume
Dominika by state
Where Dominika concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 70 | 11.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 14 | 2.2% |
| #3 | California | | 12 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
70 of 638 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Dominika's data
- Dominika's decade-level peak was the 2000s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Dominikas (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dominika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1983–2024 (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 Dominika 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.