Domenica
Domenica is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Domenica
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Domenica is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Domenica
The earliest SSA record of Domenica as a baby girl name dates back to 1898, when 6 babies received it. 1979 was its biggest year on record, with 118 newborns named Domenica — #1,136 in the national rankings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,259 among baby girl names with 24 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 4K Domenicas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Domenica
Domenica is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Domenica's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #802. Use the chart and map above to compare Domenica's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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