ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1985 First Year 1985 Last Year 1985 Peak Year #9306 Peak Rank 6 Total Count 1 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Dominie What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Dominie is a Scots language and Scottish English term for a Scottish schoolmaster usually of the Church of Scotland and also a term used in the US for a minister or pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominie) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominie) 🏛️Origin & history It comes from the Latin domine (vocative case of Dominus 'Lord, Master'). When the Church of Scotland began to introduce universal provision of education in Scotland after it became established as a national church in 1560, its aim was to have a university-educated schoolmaster in every parish . The minister sometimes served as the dominie. Over time this came to be used as a term for a minister, schoolmaster or university student. In the United States and in South Africa the same word is used to describe a pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church . 📖 ## The Story of Dominie American parents first put Dominie on the record books as a baby boy name in 1962, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 14 Dominies were born — ranking #3,108 that year. About 66% of every Dominie on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Dominie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 137 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Dominie Phonetically similar names — useful when Dominie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Domini](/domini) * [Domino](/domino) * Domine * Domen * [Domani](/domani) * [Dominee](/dominee) * Doheny * Dominer * Dominar * Dominies * Hominy * [Dominique](/dominique) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Dominie What does the name Dominie mean? Dominie is a Scots language and Scottish English term for a Scottish schoolmaster usually of the Church of Scotland and also a term used in the US for a minister or pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church. How popular is Dominie in 2026? In 2026, Dominie ranks #9,392 among boys' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year. When was Dominie most popular? Dominie reached its peak popularity in 1982, ranking #3,108 that year with 14 babies given the name. Is Dominie a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Dominie is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name. What names go well with Dominie? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Dominie include Corliss, Kinsey, Ohn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧AmdreaPeak #9306](/amdrea)[👧BeatrizePeak #9306](/beatrize)[👧ShauntinaPeak #9306](/shauntina)[👧ShernaPeak #9306](/sherna)[👧LaytonaPeak #9306](/laytona)[👧SherillePeak #9306](/sherille)[👧DedrickPeak #9306](/dedrick)[👧KenetaPeak #9306](/keneta) ## About the name Dominie Dominie is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 137 births in the dataset. Dominie's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #3,108\. Use the chart and map above to compare Dominie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1982 → ](/year/1982) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "D" → ](/letter/d) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.