How many Domeniques are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Domenique are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Domenique in 2025?

Domenique is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.

Will my child share the name Domenique with classmates?

Domenique will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Domenique

Feminine · “of the Lord”

Domenique is given to both — 540 girls and 194 boys since 1880. See other names given to both

Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year

rare

Domenique is Dominique with an e in the second syllable, a French name meaning of the Lord. It has gone mostly to girls in America, with a real minority of boys.

How old is the name Domenique?

Domenique first appears in US birth records in 1965 — 60 years ago. The typical Domenique alive today was born around 1992, making them about 33 years old. About 500 people named Domenique are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Domenique most popular?

Domenique peaked in 1985, reaching #2804 nationally. See the whole 1985 chart.

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Where it comes from

From Dominicus to Domenique

The story of Domenique

Dominique is used in France for boys and girls alike, and it came to America in both forms. Domenique borrows the e of the Italian Domenico, and the record does not say why. Beyond that letter, it has the same history as Dominique.

Meaning

of the Lord, through Dominique

Dominique comes from Latin Dominicus, of the Lord. Domenique writes the second vowel as e, as Italian Domenico does.

How the name formed

Dominicus
Dominique
Domenique

Related forms: Dominique · Domenica

Pronouncing Domenique

dah-meh-NEEK

Stress on the last syllable.

Nicknames for Domenique

Moderate

NikkiA familiar short form

DomA brisk short form

What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1965
Most girls named: 199337 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #2804reached in 1985
Change vs 2004: −37.5%5 in 2005, from 8

Domenique sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1993, with 37 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Domenique in other languages

The same name elsewhere

Dominique in French — same name
Domenica in Italian — related form

Domeniques among us

500

people named Domenique are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Fashion outlook

Domenique sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

The trade-off

Practical strengths

It has a clear meaning and a French elegance.
Nikki and Dom give two short forms.

What to consider

People will write Dominique.
Most children given it are girls; a boy named Domenique may be taken for a girl on paper.

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Frequently asked

How many Domeniques are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Domenique are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Domenique in 2025?: Domenique is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Domenique with classmates?: Domenique will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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