Dominiq
A Latin name meaning "belonging to the Lord" or "lordly".
Name Census estimates that about 320 living Americans carry the first name Dominiq. It is a predominantly male name (98.5% of registrations). The average person named Dominiq today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dominiq births was 2002 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dominiq. 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
320
~ 1 in 1,071,107 Americans
Peak year
2002
19 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,752
Tracked since 1995
Gender
Gender distribution for Dominiq
Dominiq leans heavily male at 98.5% of total registrations, but 5 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Dominiq as a male name
- Ranked #12,752 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2002 (19 births)
Dominiq as a female name
- Ranked #15,078 in 1999
- 5 female births in 1999
- Peak: 1999 (5 births)
Popularity
Dominiq: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dominiq from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 137 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
Dominiq 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 Dominiq 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 Dominiq
The name Dominiq has its origins in Late Latin, derived from the Latin word "dominus", meaning "lord" or "master". It is a variant spelling of the more common name Dominic. The name first emerged during the early Christian era in Western Europe.
Dominiq is believed to have been initially used as a personal name around the 5th or 6th century AD in areas under the influence of the Roman Empire, particularly in regions like modern-day Italy, France, and Spain. It may have been inspired by the Latin phrase "Dominus ac Redemptor Noster", meaning "Our Lord and Redeemer".
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Dominiq was Dominiq of Smyrna, a Christian saint and martyr who lived in the 3rd century AD in modern-day Turkey. His story is recounted in the ancient texts of the "Acta Sanctorum" (Acts of the Saints).
In the 13th century, the name gained prominence with the birth of Dominiq de Guzmán (1170-1221), the Spanish founder of the Dominican Order of Preachers. He is also known as Saint Dominic and is considered one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages.
Other notable historical figures with the name Dominiq include Dominiq Bianco (1510-1592), an Italian architect and sculptor during the Renaissance period, and Dominiq Scarlatti (1685-1757), an Italian composer and musician of the Baroque era.
In the 19th century, Dominiq Dufour de Pradt (1759-1837) was a French diplomat, political writer, and cleric who served as the Archbishop of Malines and played a role in the French Revolution.
Dominiq Torretto was a famous Spanish painter and artist who lived from 1868 to 1956 and is known for his works depicting scenes from Spanish rural life and landscapes.
People
Dominiq + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dominiq 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
Dominiq: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dominiq?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 320 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dominiq 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 1,071,107 US residents.
Is Dominiq a common name?
We classify Dominiq as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 324 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dominiq most popular?
The single biggest year for Dominiq was 2002, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dominiq is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Dominiq a male name?
Yes, 98.5% of people registered as Dominiq 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.
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.