Dominique

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

⭐ Famous Dominique

Dominique Sanda

French actress

Choose Dominique and your child shares a first name with Dominique Sanda, a French actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dominique, like who?” Dominique Sanda's Wikipedia article is available in 40 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 14,124 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Dominique, 121 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dominique would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDominique first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1991, when it ranked #170. Today it's #1,466, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowDominique was 3.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 4,653 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 14,124.
• 🍂TrendDominique has slipped 322 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,466. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedDominique is most popular in South Carolina, where it ranks #608, followed by Ohio (#801) and Georgia (#919). It's in the top 1,000 in 4 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlDominique is given to both boys and girls: 70% of the 172 babies named Dominique in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningDominique is a French form of Dominic, which means “of the Lord”. Our records link it to French and Latin roots.

About the name Dominique

Dominique is a gender-neutral name of French and Latin origin meaning “of the Lord”. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-que”. US birth records list Dominique for boys from 1912 to 2025, in 74 of those 114 years. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked #170 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,466, with 121 babies. Of the 172 US babies named Dominique in 2025, 30% were girls and 70% were boys.

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