Dominck
A masculine given name of Latin origin meaning "belonging to God".
Name Census estimates that about 14 living Americans carry the first name Dominck. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dominck today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dominck births was 1982 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dominck. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Dominck. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
14
~ 1 in 24,482,453 Americans
Peak year
1982
5 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
2001 SSA rank
#11,038
Tracked since 1982
Census
Dominck in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 229 people with the first name Dominck, which placed it at #35,223 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
#35,223
National first-name rank
People counted
229
229 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
49.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dominck
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dominck is White at 49.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (32.3%) and Black (12.7%). 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 Dominck 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 Dominck at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White49.8% · 114
- Hispanic or Latino32.3% · 74
- Black or African American12.7% · 29
- Two or more races4.8% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Popularity
Dominck: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dominck from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 10 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Dominck remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dominck 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 Dominck during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dominck
The name Dominick has its origins in the Latin language. It is derived from the Latin name Dominicus, which means "belonging to the Lord" or "of the Lord." This name was initially used as a title for Christians who were born on the Lord's Day, or Sunday.
In the early centuries of Christianity, the name Dominicus became popular among believers as a way to honor their faith and devotion to the Lord. It was particularly prevalent in regions where Latin was the dominant language, such as in Italy, Spain, and other parts of the Roman Empire.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Dominick can be found in the 6th century, when Saint Dominic of Silos, a Spanish monk and abbot, lived from around 1000 AD to 1073 AD. He was renowned for his piety and miracles, and his name became associated with religious devotion.
Another notable figure named Dominick was Dominic de Guzmán, a Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order, who lived from 1170 AD to 1221 AD. He played a significant role in the fight against heresy and the spread of Christianity during the Middle Ages.
In the 13th century, the Italian philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas, born around 1225 AD and died in 1274 AD, was given the name Dominick at birth. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers in the history of the Catholic Church.
During the Renaissance period, Dominick Veneziano, an Italian painter born in 1420 AD and died in 1476 AD, gained recognition for his contributions to the art of portraiture and his innovative use of oil paints.
In the 18th century, Dominick Trant, an Irish-born British Army officer, lived from 1756 AD to 1800 AD and played a significant role in the defense of Gibraltar during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Dominick, highlighting its long-standing association with religious devotion, scholarship, and military service across various cultures and time periods.
People
Dominck + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dominck 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
Dominck: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dominck?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 14 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dominck 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 24,482,453 US residents.
Is Dominck a common name?
We classify Dominck as "Very Rare". It ranks above 34% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 15 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dominck most popular?
The single biggest year for Dominck was 1982, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dominck is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dominck in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 229 people with the name Dominck, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,223 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 Dominck 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 Dominck?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dominck appears almost entirely male. Of the 235 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Dominck?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dominck is White at 49.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (32.3%) and Black (12.7%). 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 Dominck most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dominck in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.8% (114 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 Dominck in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dominck a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dominck 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 Dominck still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dominck 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 Dominck 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 the name Dominck?
Want to know how many Americans are named Dominck? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.