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Dominica

/dəˈmɪnɪkə/ · 100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Dominica has been given to about 2,338 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables4
Pronunciation/dəˈmɪnɪkə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,869
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dominica per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 56
  • Born in 20256
  • All time2,338

How popular is Dominica?

Its best year was 1979, when 56 babies were given the name, ranking 1881st. The typical living American called Dominica is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Dominica

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dominga0.71
  2. Monica0.68
  3. Dominique0.65
  4. Danica0.64
  5. Donita0.62
  6. Dorinda0.62
  7. Veronica0.55
  8. Danika0.56

Middle names for Dominica

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dominica Noelle0.79
  2. Dominica Belle0.79
  3. Dominica Rose0.77
  4. Dominica Louise0.77
  5. Dominica June0.76
  6. Dominica Pearl0.76

Sibling names for Dominica

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.80
  2. Marcelbrother · 0.80
  3. Aronbrother · 0.79
  4. Elishaeither · 0.79
  5. Santosbrother · 0.79
  6. Aracelisister · 0.79

Where Dominica is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dominica White0.72
    2. Dominica Reyes0.72
    3. Dominica Nguyen0.72
    4. Dominica Moore0.72
    5. Dominica Lee0.72
    6. Dominica Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dominica

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.