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Dominic
Pronounced /ˈdɒm.ɪˌnɪk/
Rank in 2024
#107
Born in 2024
3,290
Peak year
2013 · #68
Origin
Latin
1880 to 2024
CoolingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 3,290 boys were named Dominic, about 1 in every 521.
- It peaked in 2013 with 6,335 babies, ranked #68.
- It first shows up in the records in 1885.
- 190,111 boys have been named Dominic since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Dominic per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.5Greatest1901–27
- 0.3Silent1928–45
- 0.2Boomers1946–64
- 0.4Gen X1965–80
- 0.9Millennials1981–96
- 2.4Gen Z1997–12
- 2.6Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 7,997 babies, 0.48 per 1,000. Silent: 5,188 babies, 0.25 per 1,000. Boomers: 7,341 babies, 0.20 per 1,000. Gen X: 11,224 babies, 0.41 per 1,000. Millennials: 27,787 babies, 0.91 per 1,000. Gen Z: 74,161 babies, 2.36 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 56,298 babies, 2.59 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Dominus (“Lord”).
- A male given name from Latin, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order.
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- /ˈdɒm.ɪˌnɪk/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Dominic, CC BY-SA 4.0.