Dominic is a boy's name of English origin meaning “Lordly.” In 2024 it was given to 3,290 boys in the United States.
Dominic belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Lordly” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Dominic first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #68 in 2013, and in 2024 3,290 babies received the name — 190,111 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Dominic means “Lordly” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Dominic is a boy name. In 2024, 3,290 babies received the name in the US.
Dominic comes from the English & American tradition.
Dominic first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #68 in 2013, and 3,290 babies were given the name in 2024.
Dominic is pronounced /ˈdɒm.ɪˌnɪk/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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