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Dominic

Gender
Boy
Say it
DOM-i-nik
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#214 for boys
US rank, 2025
#106 for boys

Dominic is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “of the Lord”. In 2025 it ranked 214th for boys in the UK (266 babies) and 106th for boys in the US (3,277 babies).

What does Dominic mean?

Latin: from Latin Dominicus

“of the Lord”

St Dominic founded the Dominican order of friars in the 13th century.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Dominic a girl's or a boy's name?

Dominic is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 266 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 3,277 boys in the US.

How popular is Dominic in the UK?

Rank in 2025
214th among boys
Babies in 2025
266 about 1 in 1,100 boys
Five-year trend
Falling down 46% in five years
Same name in a class
1.2% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 266 boys in the UK were named Dominic, making it the 214th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 117th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 1,568 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Dominic since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Dominic in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 349 boys in the UK were given Dominic or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #180, up from #214 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 205th in England and Wales, 243rd in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1964 (#100), 1974 (#69), 1984 (#80), 1994 (#52) and 2004 (#84).

1996Busiest: 1,568 in 19962025
Dominic in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025266#214
2024336#170
2023407#149
2022483#129
2021534#124
2020561#117
2019612#115
2018682#104
2017598#120
2016618#116
2015673#109
2014574#119
2013594#114
2012589#122
2011576#126
2010539#130
2009581#117
2008606#111
2007706#101
2006776#96
2005801#92
2004811#87
2003883#80
2002821#83
2001895#74
2000996#66
19991,085#63
19981,421#58
19971,434#56
19961,568#53

How popular is Dominic in the US?

Rank in 2025
106th among boys
Babies in 2025
3,277 about 1 in 520 boys
Five-year trend
Falling down 25% in five years
Same name in a class
2.7% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3,277 boys in the US were named Dominic, making it the 106th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 89th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 6,336 boys. It first appears in the records in 1885. 5 girls were also named Dominic in 2025 (14,937th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 12 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Dominic than any year since 2000.

Half of all the boys named Dominic in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 3,520 boys in the US were given Dominic or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #110.

1885Busiest: 6,336 in 20132025
Dominic in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20253,277#106
20243,304#107
20233,417#106
20223,590#102
20213,755#99
20204,019#89
20194,443#85
20184,795#75
20175,111#74
20165,428#72
20155,870#68
20146,264#69
20136,336#68
20126,189#70
20115,438#77
20105,300#74
20095,329#81
20084,965#93
20075,415#85
20065,577#85
20054,994#85
20044,879#91
20035,219#81
20024,855#83
20013,635#106
20003,246#118
19993,097#118
19983,098#120
19972,928#129
19962,669#135
19952,507#138
19942,769#128
19932,534#133
19922,442#137
19911,967#164
19901,628#188
19891,471#198
19881,398#195
19871,336#196
19861,366#187
19851,334#187
19841,239#195
19831,058#216
19821,057#223
19811,013#231
19801,020#232
19791,032#221
1978965#221
19771,049#212
1976752#260
1975676#284
1974645#290
1973632#286
1972582#315
1971584#321
1970631#312
1969604#310
1968544#327
1967536#322
1966471#344
1965499#339
1964586#323
1963503#345
1962433#387
1961443#376
1960442#376
1959438#377
1958429#374
1957440#367
1956392#376
1955385#369
1954356#374
1953355#363
1952295#402
1951336#372
1950303#385
1949311#382
1948314#384
1947283#407
1946297#380
1945234#394
1944237#394
1943268#374
1942301#349
1941256#365
1940233#373
1939248#354
1938232#370
1937260#337
1936265#337
1935288#320
1934242#353
1933277#323
1932320#308
1931376#285
1930377#294
1929396#279
1928378#290
1927417#275
1926463#264
1925542#242
1924487#258
1923582#226
1922533#245
1921553#237
1920536#234
1919536#226
1918552#227
1917505#219
1916530#207
1915469#220
1914362#219
1913258#232
1912217#238
1911121#232
191053#345
190955#311
190849#314
190733#388
190632#378
190529#393
190425#417
190321#451
190224#415
190113#559
190014#679
18999#714
18989#743
189714#556
189614#551
189510#685
18946#953
18930–
189210#687
18916#840
18907#814
18895#973
18880–
18875#921
18860–
18856#835

Nicknames for Dominic

Names like Dominic

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Elliot, Anthony, Matthew, Nathan, Benjamin, Nicholas, Daniel, Adam, Luke, Alexander, Joshua, Christopher

Other spellings of Dominic

Dominik, Dominiq, Domonick

Names related to Dominic

Dominique, Dominick, Domenico, Domenic, Domonic, Domanic, Domenick, Dominico

More Latin names

Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian

Every Latin name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Dominic: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dominic, updated 20 October 2026.