Dominic

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master".

From Wikipedia

Dominic first appears in the data in 1885 and has been recorded in 137 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 6,335 babies (rank #68 that year). In 2024 it was given to 3,290 boys (rank #108). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dominic

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dominic yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

191,358

Total babies (all years)

137

Years in the data

6,335

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Dominic

Dominic Monaghanfilm actor · b. 1976
Dominic Purcellfilm actor · b. 1970
Dominic Raabminister · b. 1974
Dominic Calvert-Lewinassociation football player · b. 1997
Dominic Cooperfilm actor · b. 1978

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1885	6	#860
1887	5	#968
1889	5	#1,008
1890	7	#828
1891	6	#872
1892	10	#699
1894	6	#983
1895	10	#704
1896	14	#558
1897	14	#559
1898	9	#758
1899	9	#732
1900	14	#686
1901	13	#570
1902	24	#416
1903	21	#453
1904	25	#419
1905	29	#394
1906	32	#380
1907	33	#390
1908	49	#314
1909	55	#312
1910	53	#348
1911	121	#232
1912	217	#238
1913	258	#233
1914	362	#219
1915	469	#220
1916	530	#207
1917	505	#219
1918	552	#227
1919	536	#226
1920	536	#234
1921	553	#237
1922	533	#245
1923	582	#226
1924	487	#258
1925	542	#242
1926	463	#264
1927	417	#275
1928	378	#290
1929	396	#279
1930	377	#294
1931	376	#285
1932	320	#308
1933	277	#324
1934	242	#353
1935	288	#320
1936	265	#338
1937	260	#337
1938	232	#370
1939	248	#355
1940	233	#373
1941	256	#365
1942	301	#349
1943	268	#374
1944	237	#395
1945	234	#394
1946	297	#380
1947	283	#407
1948	314	#384
1949	311	#383
1950	303	#386
1951	336	#373
1952	295	#403
1953	355	#364
1954	357	#375
1955	384	#370
1956	392	#378
1957	440	#367
1958	429	#374
1959	439	#377
1960	440	#377
1961	444	#376
1962	433	#387
1963	502	#347
1964	587	#322
1965	499	#340
1966	471	#344
1967	536	#322
1968	544	#327
1969	604	#310
1970	631	#312
1971	584	#321
1972	583	#315
1973	632	#287
1974	645	#290
1975	678	#283
1976	752	#260
1977	1,049	#212
1978	965	#221
1979	1,031	#221
1980	1,020	#232
1981	1,013	#231
1982	1,058	#223
1983	1,058	#216
1984	1,239	#195
1985	1,333	#187
1986	1,366	#187
1987	1,335	#197
1988	1,398	#195
1989	1,471	#198
1990	1,628	#188
1991	1,967	#164
1992	2,442	#137
1993	2,534	#133
1994	2,769	#128
1995	2,507	#138
1996	2,669	#135
1997	2,928	#129
1998	3,098	#120
1999	3,097	#118
2000	3,246	#118
2001	3,635	#106
2002	4,855	#83
2003	5,219	#81
2004	4,879	#91
2005	4,994	#85
2006	5,577	#85
2007	5,415	#85
2008	4,964	#93
2009	5,329	#81
2010	5,300	#74
2011	5,438	#77
2012	6,187	#70
2013	6,335	#68
2014	6,263	#69
2015	5,870	#68
2016	5,427	#72
2017	5,110	#74
2018	4,794	#75
2019	4,441	#85
2020	4,017	#89
2021	3,753	#99
2022	3,586	#102
2023	3,412	#106
2024	3,290	#108