Unisex name · since 1949
Dominique
Dominique has 50,786 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,138 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,786
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
50,786 babies have been named Dominique since 1949, making it today's #3138 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Dominique recorded 50,786 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #3138 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #579 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,138 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 50,786 born since 1949
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dominique ranks #579 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,138 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 50,786 born since 1949, peaking in the 1990s.
- #579 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,138 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,786
- born since 1949
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dominique's 50,786 recorded births place it above 99.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Dominique compares
50,786 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Dominique's all-time total is 135x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dominique | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 50,786 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,299 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dominique's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dominique's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 3,299, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dominique popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 3,299
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Dominique popularity over time - boys
23,557 total births recorded since 1912 (Dominique as boys' name)
Dominique by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23,649 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Dominique's strongest decade.
23,649 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dominique births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 208
1950s
208 births
- 1960s 945
1960s
945 births
- 1970s 2,289
1970s
2,289 births
- 1980s
1980s
15,099 births
- 1990s
1990s
23,649 births
- 2000s 6,437
2000s
6,437 births
- 2010s 1,710
2010s
1,710 births
- 2020s 444
2020s
444 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23,649 births (47% of all-time use).
How Dominique 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 Dominique's total volume
Dominique by state
Where Dominique concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,125 | 14.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 4,873 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,147 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,667 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,839 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,296 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 2,192 | 4.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 1,874 | 3.7% |
7,125 of 50,786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Dominique appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dominique's data
- Dominique's decade-level peak was the 1990s (23,649 total births); usage has since declined to 444 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dominiques (7,125 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Dominique: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Dominique 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.