Latin dominicus, from dominus, "lord" — belonging to the lord. Traditionally given to children born on a Sunday, the Lord's day.
Dominic ranks 106th among American boys in 2025, with 3,282 born that year. Its best year was 2013, when 6,352 babies were given the name, ranking 68th. The typical living American called Dominic is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.21% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.