Unisex name · since 1965
Dominque
3,872 babies named Dominque in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,054 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,872
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dominque sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,872 recorded since 1965.
Dominque has 3,872 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2013.
- #3,054 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,872 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dominque ranks #3,054 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,872 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,054 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,872
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dominque's 3,872 recorded births place it above 95.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Dominque's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dominque's full recorded timeline at 1990, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 314 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dominque popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2013
- Peak year (1985)
- 314
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Dominque popularity over time - boys
2,410 total births recorded since 1968 (Dominque as boys' name)
Dominque by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,802 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Dominque's strongest decade.
1,802 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dominque births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 190
1970s
190 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,517 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,802 births
- 2000s 319
2000s
319 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,802 births (47% of all-time use).
How Dominque 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 Dominque's total volume
Dominque by state
Where Dominque concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 401 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 307 | 7.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 295 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 266 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 152 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 142 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 138 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 122 | 3.2% |
401 of 3,872 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Dominque appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dominque's data
- Dominque's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,802 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dominques (401 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 Dominque: 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 (~48 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, 1965–2013 (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 Dominque 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.