Domenic
Of Latin origin meaning "belonging to the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 7,741 living Americans carry the first name Domenic. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Domenic today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Domenic births was 2003 (219 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Domenic. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Domenic with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
7.7K
~ 1 in 44,278 Americans
Peak year
2003
219 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,372
Tracked since 1904
Census
Domenic in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 7,654 people with the first name Domenic, which placed it at #2,948 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,948
National first-name rank
People counted
7.7K
7,654 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Domenic
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Domenic is White at 84.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.4%) and Two or More Races (2.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Domenic described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Domenic at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.1% · 6,439
- Hispanic or Latino10.4% · 794
- Two or more races2.7% · 205
- Black or African American1.9% · 147
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 50
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 19
Popularity
Domenic: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Domenic from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,876 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Domenic by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Domenic during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Domenics live
The SSA's state-level files cover 23 states and territories. Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York recorded the most babies named Domenic, while Wisconsin, Utah, Tennessee recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 362 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Domenic
The given name Domenic originated from the Latin name Dominicus, which itself was derived from the Latin word "dominus" meaning "lord" or "master." The name Dominicus was initially a surname used by Roman families who had been liberated or freed from slavery. It later became a popular Christian name during the Middle Ages.
In the early centuries of Christianity, the name Dominicus was associated with Christ, who was referred to as the "Lord" or "Master." It gained further significance with the founding of the Dominican Order of Preachers by Saint Dominic de Guzmán in the early 13th century. The name Domenic, a variant spelling, emerged as a given name across various European cultures.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Domenic can be found in the writings of the Venerable Bede, an English monk and scholar from the 7th-8th century. He mentioned a "Dominicus" in his historical work, "Ecclesiastical History of the English People."
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Domenic. One of the most famous was Saint Dominic de Guzmán (1170-1221), the founder of the Dominican Order. Another prominent figure was Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494), an Italian Renaissance painter known for his frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
Other notable individuals named Domenic include Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), an Italian composer and one of the most influential figures in the development of the classical keyboard style. Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) was an Italian composer of operas and instrumental works, while Domenico Trezzini (1670-1734) was a Swiss-Italian architect who designed numerous buildings in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Domenico Dolce (1508-1568) was an Italian grammarian and lexicographer who, alongside Ludovico Martelli, published the first Italian dictionary, known as the "Dittionario della lingua volgare." Domenico Veneziano (1410-1461) was an Italian painter from the early Renaissance period, known for his innovative use of perspective and light.
People
Domenic + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Domenic as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Domenic: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Domenic?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 7,741 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Domenic going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 44,278 US residents.
Is Domenic a common name?
We classify Domenic as "Rare". It ranks above 97.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11,006 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Domenic most popular?
The single biggest year for Domenic was 2003, when 219 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Domenic is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Domenic in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 7,654 people with the name Domenic, or 2.53 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,948 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Domenic in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Domenic?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Domenic appears almost entirely male. Of the 7,645 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Domenic?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Domenic is White at 84.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.4%) and Two or More Races (2.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Domenic most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Domenic in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.1% (6,439 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Domenic in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Domenic a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Domenic in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Domenic still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Domenic in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Domenic can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Domenic as a first name?
You can see how many people have the name Domenic on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.