Dominque
The Story of Dominque
As a girl name
Dominque first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1965, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 314 Dominques were born — ranking #603 that year. As of 2026, Dominque ranks #13,149 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Dominques have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dominque first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1968, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 237 Dominques were born — ranking #673 that year. As of 2026, Dominque ranks #10,812 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Dominques have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Dominque
Dominque is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Dominque's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #603. Use the chart and map above to compare Dominque'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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