Domenico

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⭐ Famous Domenico

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Italian Renaissance painter from Florence (1448–1494)

Choose Domenico and your child shares a first name with Domenico Ghirlandaio, an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Domenico, like who?” Domenico Ghirlandaio's Wikipedia article is available in 73 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Domenico Ghirlandaio, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 30,488 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Domenico, 56 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Domenico would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDomenico first shows up in US birth records in 1906, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 119 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1906, when it ranked #798. Today it's #2,421, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendDomenico has slipped 254 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,421. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedDomenico is most popular in New Jersey, where it ranks #655. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningDomenico is an Italian form of Dominic, which means “of the Lord”. Our records link it to English, Irish and Italian roots.

About the name Domenico

Domenico is a boy name of English, Irish and Italian origin meaning “of the Lord”. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-ico”. US birth records list Domenico for boys from 1906 to 2025, in 109 of those 120 years. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked #798 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,421, with 56 babies.

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