Dominik

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A few things about Dominik you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dominik

Dominik Szoboszlai

Hungarian association football player (born 2000)

Choose Dominik and your child shares a first name with Dominik Szoboszlai, a Hungarian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dominik, like who?” Dominik Szoboszlai's Wikipedia article is available in 55 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,364 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Dominik, 232 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dominik would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDominik first shows up in US birth records in 1916, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 109 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2012, when it reached #499.
• 🍂TrendDominik has slipped 38 places over the last five years and now sits at #984. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedDominik is most popular in Nevada, where it ranks #362, followed by Illinois (#568) and Michigan (#641). It's in the top 1,000 in 12 states.
• 💬MeaningDominik is a Slavic form of Dominic, which means “belonging to the Lord”.

About the name Dominik

Dominik is a boy name meaning “belonging to the Lord”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-nik”. US birth records list Dominik for boys from 1916 to 2025, in 54 of those 110 years. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked #499 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #984, with 232 babies.