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Dominique

Feminine · “of the Lord”

Dominique is given to both — 50,786 girls and 23,557 boys since 1880. See Dominique as a boy nameSee other names given to both

1949high 1985
#3130 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare51 girls in 2025

Dominique is a day of the week turned into a name. The Latin dies dominica — the Lord's day, Sunday — gave Dominicus, and the name was given first to children born on that day.

How old is the name Dominique?

Dominique first appears in US birth records in 1949 — 76 years ago. The typical Dominique alive today was born around 1992, making them about 33 years old. About 49,500 people named Dominique are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Dominique most popular?

Dominique peaked in 1985, reaching #83 nationally. Today it ranks #3130, 3,047 places below that high. See the whole 1985 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Dominique

Dominic was a Roman name with a plainly Christian sense, and it gained enormous reach through the Spanish founder of the Dominican order in the thirteenth century, whose followers spread across Europe within a generation. French made Dominique, and — unusually — kept it for both sexes, which most French names do not do. English-speaking countries borrowed the French form for girls in the twentieth century, and American use peaked in the mid-1980s.

Meaning

of the Lord

From the Latin dominicus, 'belonging to the lord', built on dominus, 'lord' or 'master'. The Sunday connection is direct: dies dominica is the Lord's day, and Romance languages still name Sunday from it — domingo, domenica, dimanche.

How the name formed

  1. dies dominica
  2. Dominicus
  3. Dominique

Related forms: Dominique · Dominga · Domenica · Dominga

Pronouncing Dominique

dom-i-NEEK

Three syllables, stress on the last. French says it the same way for men and women alike; the spelling does not change between them.

Nicknames for Dominique

Moderate

NiqueThe back half alone, said NEEK, and used in French-speaking families
DomThe front clipping, read as masculine by most English speakers
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1949–20253k2k03,2995119492025

US babies named Dominique per year from 1949 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#831940s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1949
Most girls named
19853,299 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#83reached in 1985
Change vs 2023
−17.7%51 in 2025, from 62
Dominique sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1985, with 3,299 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.

Dominique in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Dominique in French — same name
  • Dominga in Spanish — related form
  • Domenica in Italian — related form
  • Dominga in Portuguese — related form

Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.

Dominiques among us

49,500

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

About 1 girl in 31,515 born in 2025 was named Dominique

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

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Is it right for you

The Jeanne test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Dominique's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Jeanne climbed just as high around 1946, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Jeanne's path sketches the road Dominique is walking now.

40%chance Dominique will feel dated by 2040
Dominique, aligned on its peakJeanne· peak 1946not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+70 yrsJeanne · #3851Dominique today
Dominique today is about where Jeanne stood in 1986 — 40 years past a #83-sized peak. By 2001, Jeanne had settled around #2938.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Dominique sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Dominique is headed

19492030

US babies named Dominique per year, 1949 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Dominique is easing off slowly — about 16% fewer babies a year by 2030 if the trend continues.

Cooling-16% by 2030projected around #3,635 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Dominique beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Dominique in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Dominiquethis name51#3130Janylah51#3130Robbie51#3130Lillyanna51#3130Bayla51#3130

US girls given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • The meaning is transparent and the connection to Sunday is documented rather than folkloric.
  • It is a standard name in French for either sex, which gives it real latitude.
  • Three syllables with an end stress, which is uncommon and distinctive in English.
What to consider
  • In French-speaking contexts it is fully unisex, so it does not signal sex on paper.
  • The end-stressed rhythm is unusual in English and gets flattened by some speakers.

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Frequently asked

How many Dominiques are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 49,500 people named Dominique are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Dominique in 2025?
Dominique ranks #3130 among US girl names in 2025, with 51 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Dominique?
About 1 in every 31,515 US girls born in 2025 was named Dominique — 51 in all.
Will my child share the name Dominique with classmates?
Dominique will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Dominique

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Janylah#3130 · Robbie#3130 · Lillyanna#3130 · Bayla#3130 · Karmyn#3130 · Advika#3130 · Samari#3130 · Precious#3130

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