Dominique
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,466 for boys
Dominique is a name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 1,466th for boys in the US (121 babies).
What does Dominique mean?
French
A female given name from French.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Dominique a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Dominique has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 3 boys in the UK and 51 girls and 121 boys in the US.
How popular is Dominique in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,409th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Dominique, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 123 girls. 3 boys were also named Dominique in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Dominique in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 70% of the babies named Dominique in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Dominique in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,245 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,499 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,477 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,229 |
| 2005 | 25 | #1,077 |
| 2004 | 33 | #882 |
| 2003 | 41 | #733 |
| 2002 | 46 | #651 |
| 2001 | 47 | #621 |
| 2000 | 61 | #523 |
| 1999 | 63 | #511 |
| 1998 | 85 | #414 |
| 1997 | 117 | #334 |
| 1996 | 123 | #321 |
How popular is Dominique in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,466th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 121 about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 121 boys in the US were named Dominique, making it the 1,466th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,144th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 1,869 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912. 51 girls were also named Dominique in 2025 (3,130th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Dominique than any year since 1978.
Half of all the boys named Dominique in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1958, 78% of the babies named Dominique in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 30%, with more boys than girls since 2011.
Dominique in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 121 | #1,466 |
| 2024 | 123 | #1,472 |
| 2023 | 141 | #1,340 |
| 2022 | 135 | #1,379 |
| 2021 | 173 | #1,156 |
| 2020 | 170 | #1,144 |
| 2019 | 171 | #1,136 |
| 2018 | 192 | #1,056 |
| 2017 | 209 | #983 |
| 2016 | 213 | #967 |
| 2015 | 237 | #908 |
| 2014 | 221 | #952 |
| 2013 | 255 | #838 |
| 2012 | 279 | #804 |
| 2011 | 271 | #810 |
| 2010 | 248 | #854 |
| 2009 | 296 | #771 |
| 2008 | 288 | #772 |
| 2007 | 275 | #786 |
| 2006 | 275 | #764 |
| 2005 | 304 | #683 |
| 2004 | 311 | #655 |
| 2003 | 328 | #624 |
| 2002 | 379 | #576 |
| 2001 | 367 | #567 |
| 2000 | 422 | #525 |
| 1999 | 409 | #520 |
| 1998 | 457 | #479 |
| 1997 | 652 | #374 |
| 1996 | 718 | #346 |
| 1995 | 918 | #287 |
| 1994 | 1,238 | #239 |
| 1993 | 1,449 | #207 |
| 1992 | 1,786 | #180 |
| 1991 | 1,869 | #170 |
| 1990 | 1,485 | #207 |
| 1989 | 1,233 | #221 |
| 1988 | 1,029 | #234 |
| 1987 | 684 | #312 |
| 1986 | 523 | #360 |
| 1985 | 384 | #435 |
| 1984 | 406 | #410 |
| 1983 | 318 | #468 |
| 1982 | 253 | #541 |
| 1981 | 129 | #770 |
| 1980 | 124 | #786 |
| 1979 | 122 | #782 |
| 1978 | 101 | #854 |
| 1977 | 122 | #770 |
| 1976 | 99 | #838 |
| 1975 | 90 | #875 |
| 1974 | 85 | #867 |
| 1973 | 73 | #941 |
| 1972 | 58 | #1,060 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,214 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,260 |
| 1969 | 44 | #1,186 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,393 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,608 |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,612 |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,805 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,849 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,299 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,368 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
Names like Dominique
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Jessica, Victoria, Darcie, Francesca, Alexandra, Amber, Zoe, Emily, Abigail, Chloe, Molly
Names related to Dominique
Dominic, Dominik, Dominika, Dominick, Dominica, Domonique, Dominico, Dominque
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy
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, “Dominique: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dominique, updated 20 October 2026.