Dominik
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".
- German
- Czech
- Slovak
- Slovene
Meaning & Origin of Dominik
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Czech
- Slovak
- Slovene
- Polish
- Hungarian
- Croatian
The Story of Dominik
Dominik first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 533 Dominiks were born — ranking #499 that year. As of 2026, Dominik ranks #1,082 for baby boys with 200 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 10K Dominiks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Dominik
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dominik. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dinko
- Domen
- Domonkos
Notable people named Dominik
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- 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 Dominik
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About the name Dominik
Dominik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Dominik's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #499. Use the chart and map above to compare Dominik'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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