Dominika
Feminine form of the Latin name Dominicus, meaning "belonging to the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 625 living Americans carry the first name Dominika. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dominika today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dominika births was 2006 (28 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dominika. 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 Dominika with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
625
~ 1 in 548,407 Americans
Peak year
2006
28 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,327
Tracked since 1983
Census
Dominika in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,443 people with the first name Dominika, which placed it at #9,572 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
#9,572
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,443 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dominika
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dominika is White at 84.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.7%) and Black (5.3%). 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 Dominika 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 Dominika at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.5% · 1,220
- Hispanic or Latino7.7% · 111
- Black or African American5.3% · 76
- Two or more races1.5% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Dominika: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dominika from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 223 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
Dominika 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 Dominika during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dominikas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Illinois, New York, California recorded the most babies named Dominika, while Texas, California, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 26 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dominika
The name Dominika is a feminine form of the Latin name Dominicus, which means "belonging to the Lord" or "of the Lord." It originated as a nickname for individuals born on Sunday, as the word Dominicus is derived from the Latin word "Dominus," meaning "Lord," and "Dies," meaning "day." The name gained popularity during the early Christian era, particularly in regions where Latin was the predominant language, such as Italy, Spain, and France.
In the 4th century, Saint Dominica of Tropea, also known as Dominica Parascandolo, was a Catholic martyr and one of the earliest recorded individuals to bear the name. She was born in Calabria, Italy, and was martyred during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.
During the Middle Ages, the name Dominika was commonly used in various parts of Europe, particularly in regions with strong Christian traditions. One notable figure was Saint Dominika of Aragon, a 13th-century Spanish Dominican nun and mystic born around 1170 in Zaragoza, Spain.
In the 16th century, Dominika Narramowska, also known as Dorothea of Frasca, was a Polish Benedictine nun and mystic born in 1583 in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
The name Dominika also has a rich history in literature. In the 19th century, Dominika Ostrowska was a Polish writer and poet born in 1819 in Warsaw. She was known for her works celebrating Polish culture and traditions.
Another notable figure was Dominika Krzyżanowska, a Polish actress and theater director born in 1878 in Warsaw. She played a significant role in the development of modern Polish theater during the early 20th century.
People
Dominika + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dominika 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
Dominika: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dominika?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 625 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dominika 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 548,407 US residents.
Is Dominika a common name?
We classify Dominika as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 638 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dominika most popular?
The single biggest year for Dominika was 2006, when 28 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dominika is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dominika in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,443 people with the name Dominika, or 0.48 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,572 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 Dominika 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 Dominika?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dominika appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,442 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Dominika?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dominika is White at 84.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.7%) and Black (5.3%). 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 Dominika most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dominika in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.5% (1,220 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 Dominika in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dominika a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dominika 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.
Is Dominika still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dominika 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 Dominika 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 Dominika as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.