Domonick
A masculine given name deriving from the Latin Dominicus, meaning "belonging to God".
Name Census estimates that about 1,047 living Americans carry the first name Domonick. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Domonick today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Domonick births was 2002 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Domonick. 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
1.0K
~ 1 in 327,368 Americans
Peak year
2002
42 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,193
Tracked since 1915
Popularity
Domonick: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Domonick from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 321 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
Domonick 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 Domonick during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Domonicks live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Domonick, while Ohio, Missouri, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 9 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Domonick
The name Domonick is derived from the Latin name Dominicus, which means "belonging to the Lord" or "of the Lord". It has its roots in the Late Latin "Dominicus" and the Greek word "Kyriakos", which means "of the Lord".
This name gained popularity in the early Christian era, as it was often given to children born on Sundays, which was considered the Lord's day. The earliest recorded use of the name Dominicus dates back to the 4th century AD, when it was borne by several early Christian saints and martyrs.
One of the most notable historical figures with this name was St. Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221), a Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order of Preachers. He played a significant role in the fight against the Albigensian heresy and is revered as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
Another famous bearer of this name was Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494), an Italian Renaissance painter known for his frescoes in the Sistine Chapel and the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in Florence.
In the 16th century, the name Dominick was used by Dominick Custos (1560-1612), a Flemish Catholic priest and theologian who played a crucial role in the Counter-Reformation.
Later, in the 17th century, Dominick Trant (1633-1675) was an Irish soldier and Roman Catholic priest who fought for the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.
In the 19th century, Dominick Daly (1798-1868) was an Irish-American politician who served as the 25th Governor of Connecticut from 1857 to 1859.
People
Domonick + 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
Domonick: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Domonick?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,047 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Domonick 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 327,368 US residents.
Is Domonick a common name?
We classify Domonick as "Rare". It ranks above 90.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,137 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Domonick most popular?
The single biggest year for Domonick was 2002, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Domonick is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Domonick a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Domonick 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.