Recorded 1984–1998 Girls' name Peak 1991 80 births

Dominiqua — girls' name

80 babies named Dominiqua in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s61
1990s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Dominiqua was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Dominiqua in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dominiqua

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Dominiqua between 1984 and 1998, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dominiqua currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dominiqua performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dominiqua shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dominiqua in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dominiqua 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 80 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.

Dominiqua at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

80

Since 1984

15 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1984

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1998

Dominiqua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1984

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
05101520 19981997199619951994199319911990198619851984 5

Dominiqua by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
61 births that decade — 76% of Dominiqua's all-time total
1980s191990s61

Dominiqua by state

Where Dominiqua concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dominiqua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 6.3%
New York share of Dominiqua's total US births 6.3%

5 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dominiqua?
80 babies have been named Dominiqua since 1984. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Dominiqua most popular?
Dominiqua was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Dominiqua most popular?
The top states for the name Dominiqua are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Dominiqua been used?
Dominiqua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 15 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Dominiqua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dominique, Domonique, Dominga, Dominque, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1984–1998 (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.