Dominick
Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master".
Meaning & Origin of Dominick
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dominic, Dominik or Dominick is a male given name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master".
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The Story of Dominick
Dominick first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1881, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 1,780 Dominicks were born — ranking #205 that year. As of 2026, Dominick ranks #587 for baby boys with 492 births, falling sharply (-29%). In total, more than 68K Dominicks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Dominick
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- Saint Dominic of Silos (1000–1073), Spanish monk
- Saint Dominic de la Calzada (1019–1109), Spanish saint
- Saint Dominic (1170–1221), founder of the Dominican Order
- Saint Dominguito del Val (died 1250), child martyr in Spain
- Saint Dominic Savio (1842–1857), Italian schoolboy
- Vietnamese Martyrs , canonized by John Paul II, 15 of whom were known as Dominic
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Names that sound like Dominick
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About the name Dominick
Dominick is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 68K births in the dataset. Dominick's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #197. Use the chart and map above to compare Dominick'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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