Recorded 1983–2023 Unisex name Peak 2018 155 births

Domino — unisex name

155 babies named Domino in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s141990s52000s282010s702020s38
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Domino was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

12 babies were named Domino in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Domino

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Domino between 1983 and 2023, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Domino currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Domino is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 21 additional births since 2007.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Domino performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Domino shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Domino in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Domino 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 155 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.

Domino at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

155

Since 1983

41 years of records

Peak year

2018

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1983

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2023

Domino popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1983

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
12
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 20232020201720142010200719851983 5

Domino popularity over time — boys

21 total births recorded since 2007 (Domino as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 2022202120192007 5

Domino by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
70 births that decade — 45% of Domino's all-time total
1980s141990s52000s282010s702020s38

Domino by state

Where Domino concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Domino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.2%
California share of Domino's total US births 3.2%

5 of 155 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Domino?
155 babies have been named Domino since 1983. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 12 births.
When was Domino most popular?
Domino was most popular in the 2010s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Domino most popular?
The top states for the name Domino are California (5 births).
Is Domino a unisex name?
Yes, Domino is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 155 births, and as a boy's name it has 21 births.
How long has the name Domino been used?
Domino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 41 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Domino?
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, 1983–2023 (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.