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Dominic

Boy Latin #9141 in 2023

Dominic is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Dominic

Best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order. From Dominicus, derived from Dominus.

Popularity of Dominic

Popularity, 1885–2023

3,423 births in 2023

1885 2023

186,821 U.S. births recorded from 1885–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2013

6,351 babies

First recorded

1885

138 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

God is my judge

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

Boy · Scottish Gaelic

Name of Scottish kings and an early saint, from Dòmhnall and reinforced by Donvaldus ~ Donaldus, from Domnall, from Dubnowalos

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.