Dominic

“Of the Lord; belonging to God” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #106 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Dominic's best rank, #68, came in 2013; it has settled back to #106 today. Roughly 193,000 boys have been named Dominic since 1885. Together with its spelling variants Dominick (#622) and Dominik (#986), Dominic would rank around #82 with about 4,000 births last year — the newborns split about 83/11/6 across Dominic, Dominick, and Dominik.

Around the world: about 1 in 680 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 740 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 930 boys in New Zealand (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Dominics

Dominic Monaghan — German-born British actor
Dominic Purcell — actor
Dominic Raab — British politician (born 1974)
Dominic Calvert-Lewin — English association football player (born 1997)
Dominic Cooper — British actor

In stories & tradition

Dominic Toretto — Fast & Furious
Dominic (Avalanche) — Uncanny X-Men · X-Men
Dominic Flandry — character

What Dominics become

Among 1,096 notable people named Dominic:

Entertainers appear 1.41× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dominic Monaghan, German-born British actor.

Similar names: Dominick · Adrian · Donovan · Austin · Luke · Ian

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