Dominga
Of Spanish origin, meaning "belonging to the Lord's day".
Name Census estimates that about 1,620 living Americans carry the first name Dominga. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dominga today is around 54 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dominga births was 1925 (102 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dominga. 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.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 211,577 Americans
Peak year
1925
102 babies that year
Average age
54
years old
1933 SSA rank
#3,779
Tracked since 1894
Gender
Gender distribution for Dominga
Out of the 4,012 babies given the name Dominga since 1880, 99.8% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Dominga as a male name
- Ranked #3,779 in 1933
- 5 male births in 1933
- Peak: 1922 (5 births)
Dominga as a female name
- Ranked #4,482 in 2024
- 31 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1925 (102 births)
Popularity
Dominga: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dominga from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 785 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dominga 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 Dominga during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Domingas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, California, New Mexico recorded the most babies named Dominga, while New York, Colorado, Hawaii recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 401 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dominga
The name Dominga is a feminine given name of Spanish origin, derived from the Latin name Dominica, which means "belonging to the Lord" or "related to the Lord's Day." It has its roots in the Late Latin word "Dominicus," which was originally an epithet of the Roman god Jupiter, meaning "the lord" or "the master."
The name Dominica was initially used as a surname in ancient Rome, but it gradually became a personal name during the early Christian era, as it was associated with the day of worship, the Lord's Day, or Sunday. In medieval times, the name Dominga was popularized as a feminine variant of the masculine name Domingo, which was also derived from Dominica.
Dominga was a common name among Christian communities in Spain and other Spanish-speaking regions from the Middle Ages onwards. It was often given to girls born on Sundays or those whose births were associated with religious celebrations or events.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dominga can be found in the 12th-century epic poem "El Cantar de Mio Cid," where it is mentioned as the name of a character. Another notable historical figure with the name Dominga was Dominga de Guzmán (c. 1170-1207), a Spanish noblewoman and the mother of Saint Dominic, the founder of the Dominican Order.
In the 16th century, Dominga de Coronado (c. 1500-1548) was a Spanish explorer who accompanied her husband, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, on his expedition to the southwestern part of what is now the United States. Another notable figure from this period was Dominga Ortiz de Zúñiga (c. 1505-1588), a Spanish noblewoman who became the first female governor of the province of Tabasco in Mexico.
During the colonial era, the name Dominga was carried to various parts of the Americas by Spanish settlers and missionaries. One prominent example is Dominga de Cortazar (1770-1835), a Venezuelan revolutionary who actively participated in the South American wars of independence against Spanish rule.
Other notable individuals with the name Dominga include Dominga Fernández de Vivero (1782-1868), a Cuban writer and educator who founded one of the first schools for girls in Havana, and Dominga Alonso (1870-1959), a Chilean educator and women's rights activist who played a crucial role in establishing primary education for girls in her country.
People
Dominga + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dominga: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dominga?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,620 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dominga 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 211,577 US residents.
Is Dominga a common name?
We classify Dominga as "Rare". It ranks above 92.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,012 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dominga most popular?
The single biggest year for Dominga was 1925, when 102 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dominga is about 54 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Dominga a female name?
Yes, 99.8% of people registered as Dominga in the SSA data are female. 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.
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.