Boys' name · since 1995
Dominiq
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 325 babies named Dominiq, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,187 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dominiq is the #11187 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 325 recorded since 1995.
Dominiq has 325 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11187 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of boys, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #10,151 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,187 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 325 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dominiq ranks #10,151 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,187 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 325 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,151 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,187 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 325
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dominiq's 325 recorded births place it above 77.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Dominiq compares
325 47th 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
Dominiq's all-time total is 12% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dominiq | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 325 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dominiq's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dominiq's full recorded timeline at 2010, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dominiq popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Currently ranks #11187 among boys.
325 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 19 births in a single year.
Dominiq popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1999 (Dominiq as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Dominiq accounts for 2% of total recorded use across both genders.
Dominiq by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (137 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Dominiq's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Dominiq births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 137 births (42% of all-time use).
Dominiq decade highlights
- Peak decade 137 births
- Runner-up 122 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Dominiq's data
- Dominiq's decade-level peak was the 2000s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Dominiq: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Dominiq 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.
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