Boys' name · since 2003
Dominion
109 babies named Dominion in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,043 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 109
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dominion is the #8043 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 109 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Dominion recorded 109 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #8043 nationally today, ahead of 42% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #16,849 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,043 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 109 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dominion ranks #16,849 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,043 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 109 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,849 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,043 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 109
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dominion's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dominion compares
109 27th percentile among 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
Dominion's all-time total is 70% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dominion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 109 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dominion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dominion splits its recorded history at 2017: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dominion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Dominion popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Dominion as girls' name)
Dominion by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (64 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Dominion's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Dominion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 64 births (59% of all-time use).
Dominion by state
Where Dominion concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 5.5% |
6 of 109 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dominion's data
- Dominion's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dominions (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dominion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Dominion 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.