Dominick: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: When boys were born on Sunday, people used to name him Dominick.

Dominick Overview

Meaning

Belonging to the Lord, of the Master

Gender

Boy

Origin

Latin

Etymology

Derived from the Latin name “Dominicus,” meaning “of the Lord”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈdɒm.ɪ.nɪk/

Popularity

Dominick is popular in many countries, including the USA, Canada, and various European nations. In the USA, it resigned at the #554 spot for boys in 2023.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

8 letters

Numerology

6 (Nurturing, Responsible, Balanced)

Name Styles

Classic, Religious and Spiritual, Traditional, Vintage

Associated Traits

Strong, charismatic, dependable, intelligent

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Associated with Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order

Name Day

August 8th

Dominick Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Dominic, Domenic, Dominik, Domenico, Domingo, Dominique, Dominykas, Dominicus, Domingos, Dominik

Common Nicknames

Dom, Domi, Nick, Nicky, Nico, Dommy, Domino, Don, Donny, Domie, Dommy

Diminutives

Dommy, Nicky, Domie, Domi, Dommy

Famous People

Dominick Dunne
(American Writer)
Dominick Cruz
(American MMA Fighter)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Dominick Cobb
("Inception," Film)
Dominick Santoro
("Casino," Film)
Dominick Carisi Jr.
("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," TV Series)
Dominick Birdsey
("I Know This Much Is True," Novel)
Dominick Argento
("Postcard from Morocco," Opera)

What Is the Meaning of Dominick?

Dominick means “belonging to the Lord” or “of the Master,” signifying a strong connection to leadership and spirituality.

What Is the Origin of The Name Dominick?

The name Dominick originates from the Latin name “Dominicus,” which means “of the Lord” or “belonging to the Master.”

Dominick Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Dominick in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#4842021	#5242022	#5542023
Top 3 Rankings	#1971914	#2011916	#2031912

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Dominick

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	554 (-30 from 2022)	525 (-41 from 2022)	0.02867
2022	524 (-40 from 2021)	566 (-48 from 2021)	0.03022
2021	484 (-38 from 2020)	614 (-53 from 2020)	0.03277
2020	446 (-15 from 2019)	667 (-44 from 2019)	0.03606
2019	431 (-21 from 2018)	711 (-67 from 2018)	0.03700
2018	410 (-47 from 2017)	778 (-127 from 2017)	0.04003
2017	363 (-25 from 2016)	905 (-126 from 2016)	0.04573
2016	338 (-20 from 2015)	1031 (-80 from 2015)	0.05090
2015	318 (-10 from 2014)	1111 (-18 from 2014)	0.05434
2014	308 (-33 from 2013)	1129 (-156 from 2013)	0.05509
2013	275 (-13 from 2012)	1285 (-79 from 2012)	0.06359
2012	262 (+6 from 2011)	1364 (+68 from 2011)	0.06722
2011	268 (-7 from 2010)	1296 (-29 from 2010)	0.06380
2010	261 (-15 from 2009)	1325 (-114 from 2009)	0.06450
2009	246 (-7 from 2008)	1439 (-102 from 2008)	0.06785
2008	239 (-13 from 2007)	1541 (-90 from 2007)	0.07067
2007	226 (-11 from 2006)	1631 (-102 from 2006)	0.07363
2006	215 (-1 from 2005)	1733 (+44 from 2005)	0.07905
2005	214 (+3 from 2004)	1689 (+84 from 2004)	0.07939
2004	217 (-12 from 2003)	1605 (-175 from 2003)	0.07595
2003	205 (+19 from 2002)	1780 (+224 from 2002)	0.08471
2002	224 (+52 from 2001)	1556 (+446 from 2001)	0.07529
2001	276 (-5 from 2000)	1110 (-80 from 2000)	0.05366
2000	271 (-6 from 1999)	1190 (+56 from 1999)	0.05698
1999	265 (-1 from 1998)	1134 (+38 from 1998)	0.05562
1998	264 (-5 from 1997)	1096 No change from 1997	0.05405
1997	259 (+30 from 1996)	1096 (+163 from 1996)	0.05486
1996	289 (+13 from 1995)	933 (+51 from 1995)	0.04656
1995	302 (+1 from 1994)	882 (-2 from 1994)	0.04385
1994	303 (-1 from 1993)	884 (-21 from 1993)	0.04337
1993	302 (+15 from 1992)	905 (+84 from 1992)	0.04381
1992	317 (+49 from 1991)	821 (+178 from 1991)	0.03911
1991	366 (+27 from 1990)	643 (+53 from 1990)	0.03033
1990	393 (+2 from 1989)	590 (+39 from 1989)	0.02742
1989	395 (+17 from 1988)	551 (+71 from 1988)	0.02629
1988	412 (+15 from 1987)	480 (+57 from 1987)	0.02397
1987	427 (-9 from 1986)	423 (+4 from 1986)	0.02169
1986	418 (-5 from 1985)	419 (-4 from 1985)	0.02180
1985	413 (+18 from 1984)	423 (+47 from 1984)	0.02198
1984	431 (+45 from 1983)	376 (+64 from 1983)	0.02004
1983	476 (-15 from 1982)	312 (-30 from 1982)	0.01674
1982	461 (-2 from 1981)	342 (+16 from 1981)	0.01812
1981	459 (+8 from 1980)	326 (+4 from 1980)	0.01750
1980	467 (-16 from 1979)	322 No change from 1979	0.01736
1979	451 (-8 from 1978)	322 (+2 from 1978)	0.01798
1978	443 (+5 from 1977)	320 (+1 from 1977)	0.01873
1977	448 (+29 from 1976)	319 (+44 from 1976)	0.01866
1976	477 (-5 from 1975)	275 (-16 from 1975)	0.01684
1975	472 (+27 from 1974)	291 (+38 from 1974)	0.01794
1974	499 (-16 from 1973)	253 (-13 from 1973)	0.01552
1973	483 (-11 from 1972)	266 (-11 from 1972)	0.01648
1972	472 (+41 from 1971)	277 (+24 from 1971)	0.01655
1971	513 (-46 from 1970)	253 (-48 from 1970)	0.01392
1970	467 (-35 from 1969)	301 (-34 from 1969)	0.01580
1969	432 (+24 from 1968)	335 (+53 from 1968)	0.01831
1968	456 (+16 from 1967)	282 (+26 from 1967)	0.01588
1967	472 (-43 from 1966)	256 (-60 from 1966)	0.01439
1966	429 (+10 from 1965)	316 (+9 from 1965)	0.01739
1965	439 (+12 from 1964)	307 (-6 from 1964)	0.01620
1964	451 (-17 from 1963)	313 (-25 from 1963)	0.01544
1963	434 (+28 from 1962)	338 (+40 from 1962)	0.01637
1962	462 (-7 from 1961)	298 (-15 from 1961)	0.01418
1961	455 (-24 from 1960)	313 (-33 from 1960)	0.01451
1960	431 (+8 from 1959)	346 (+17 from 1959)	0.01598
1959	439 (-13 from 1958)	329 (-11 from 1958)	0.01519
1958	426 (+10 from 1957)	340 (+28 from 1957)	0.01578
1957	436 (-21 from 1956)	312 (-25 from 1956)	0.01425
1956	415 (-16 from 1955)	337 (+5 from 1955)	0.01570
1955	399 (+4 from 1954)	332 (+17 from 1954)	0.01588
1954	403 (-14 from 1953)	315 (-9 from 1953)	0.01522
1953	389 (-13 from 1952)	324 (-5 from 1952)	0.01618
1952	376 (+9 from 1951)	329 (+17 from 1951)	0.01667
1951	385 (+34 from 1950)	312 (+55 from 1950)	0.01632
1950	419 (+6 from 1949)	257 (+1 from 1949)	0.01413
1949	425 (-12 from 1948)	256 (-11 from 1948)	0.01421
1948	413 (-9 from 1947)	267 (-21 from 1947)	0.01498
1947	404 (+5 from 1946)	288 (+46 from 1946)	0.01550
1946	409 (-19 from 1945)	242 (+7 from 1945)	0.01466
1945	390 (-17 from 1944)	235 (-22 from 1944)	0.01714
1944	373 (-8 from 1943)	257 (-25 from 1943)	0.01850
1943	365 (-25 from 1942)	282 (-38 from 1942)	0.01939
1942	340 (+13 from 1941)	320 (+47 from 1941)	0.02272
1941	353 (+19 from 1940)	273 (+37 from 1940)	0.02176
1940	372 (+4 from 1939)	236 (+6 from 1939)	0.01990
1939	376 (-13 from 1938)	230 (-5 from 1938)	0.02029
1938	363 (-21 from 1937)	235 (-15 from 1937)	0.02068
1937	342 (+9 from 1936)	250 (+13 from 1936)	0.02286
1936	351 (-20 from 1935)	237 (-34 from 1935)	0.02227
1935	331 (+12 from 1934)	271 (+17 from 1934)	0.02534
1934	343 (-37 from 1933)	254 (-54 from 1933)	0.02392
1933	306 (-22 from 1932)	308 (-58 from 1932)	0.03019
1932	284 (-4 from 1931)	366 (-24 from 1931)	0.03406
1931	280 (-3 from 1930)	390 (-33 from 1930)	0.03646
1930	277 (-18 from 1929)	423 (-42 from 1929)	0.03745
1929	259 (+1 from 1928)	465 (-9 from 1928)	0.04198
1928	260 (-5 from 1927)	474 (-27 from 1927)	0.04154
1927	255 (+6 from 1926)	501 (+36 from 1926)	0.04312
1926	261 (-17 from 1925)	465 (-73 from 1925)	0.04060
1925	244 (-9 from 1924)	538 (-41 from 1924)	0.04672
1924	235 (-8 from 1923)	579 (-1 from 1923)	0.04953
1923	227 (+12 from 1922)	580 (+32 from 1922)	0.05122
1922	239 (-7 from 1921)	548 (-27 from 1921)	0.04870
1921	232 (-7 from 1920)	575 (+11 from 1920)	0.05053
1920	225 (+13 from 1919)	564 (+75 from 1919)	0.05124
1919	238 (-28 from 1918)	489 (-105 from 1918)	0.04816
1918	210 (+8 from 1917)	594 (+86 from 1917)	0.05664
1917	218 (-17 from 1916)	508 (-59 from 1916)	0.05295
1916	201 (+7 from 1915)	567 (+46 from 1915)	0.06141
1915	208 (-11 from 1914)	521 (+97 from 1914)	0.05914
1914	197 (+7 from 1913)	424 (+99 from 1913)	0.06205
1913	204 (-1 from 1912)	325 (+50 from 1912)	0.06061
1912	203 (+32 from 1911)	275 (+156 from 1911)	0.06091
1911	235 (+14 from 1910)	119 (+26 from 1910)	0.04930
1910	249 (-23 from 1909)	93 (+2 from 1909)	0.04460
1909	226 (+46 from 1908)	91 (+29 from 1908)	0.05145
1908	272 (-6 from 1907)	62 No change from 1907	0.03727
1907	266 (+43 from 1906)	62 (+18 from 1906)	0.03910
1906	309 (+61 from 1905)	44 (+13 from 1905)	0.03054
1905	370 (+20 from 1904)	31 (+3 from 1904)	0.02164
1904	390 (-68 from 1903)	28 (-6 from 1903)	0.02022
1903	322 (+168 from 1902)	34 (+15 from 1902)	0.02629
1902	490 (-156 from 1901)	19 (-10 from 1901)	0.01431
1901	334 (+121 from 1900)	29 (+4 from 1900)	0.02509
1900	455 (-140 from 1899)	25 (-6 from 1899)	0.01542
1899	315 (+190 from 1898)	31 (+14 from 1898)	0.02691
1898	505 (-113 from 1897)	17 (-6 from 1897)	0.01287
1897	392 (+142 from 1896)	23 (+8 from 1896)	0.01886
1896	534 (-5 from 1895)	15 No change from 1895	0.01162
1895	529 (-65 from 1894)	15 (-3 from 1894)	0.01184
1894	464 (+15 from 1893)	18 (+3 from 1893)	0.01441
1893	479 (+162 from 1892)	15 (+4 from 1892)	0.01239
1892	641 (-6 from 1891)	11 (+2 from 1891)	0.00837
1891	635 (-69 from 1890)	9 (-3 from 1890)	0.00824
1890	566 (-68 from 1889)	12 (-2 from 1889)	0.01003
1889	498 (+254 from 1887)	14 (+7 from 1887)	0.01176
1888	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1887	752 (+84 from 1885)	7 (+1 from 1885)	0.00640
1886	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1885	836 (-116 from 1883)	6 (-1 from 1883)	0.00517
1884	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000
1883	720 (+223 from 1882)	7 (+2 from 1882)	0.00622
1882	943 (-162 from 1881)	5 (-1 from 1881)	0.00410
1881	781 First SSA data recorded	6 First SSA data recorded	0.00554
1880	0 No SSA data	0 No SSA data	0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Dominick

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

New York (NY)

#2532021

#2252022

#2462023

New Jersey (NJ)

#2242021

#2592022

#3362023

California (CA)

#4892021

#4412022

#4532023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#3992021

#3932022

#4112023

Illinois (IL)

#3582021

#4302022

#4692023

Texas (TX)

#6422021

#5242022

#5682023

Florida (FL)

#4402021

#5112022

#4462023

Ohio (OH)

#4812021

#8702022

#6442023

Michigan (MI)

#5372021

#7142022

#9232023

Connecticut (CT)

#2022021

#3112022

#2932023

Louisiana (LA)

#4302021

#4672022

#5432023

Arizona (AZ)

#7572021

#4512022

#4712023

Colorado (CO)

#5212020

#6652021

#6802023

Maryland (MD)

#4282021

#3722022

#8282023

Missouri (MO)

#4792021

#7202022

#8792023

Massachusetts (MA)

#7702021

#5172022

#6222023

Indiana (IN)

#7192021

#6152022

#8032023

Virginia (VA)

#3842021

#6842022

#7242023

North Carolina (NC)

#5472021

#7362022

#7662023

Wisconsin (WI)

#5192021

#6352022

#7182023

Minnesota (MN)

#7352019

#7172020

#7472021

Washington (WA)

#6962021

#6592022

#6942023

Georgia (GA)

#6862021

#9462022

#11082023

Nevada (NV)

#3592020

#3452021

#4512023

Tennessee (TN)

#9332021

#9402022

#7822023

Utah (UT)

#5062019

#5712021

#6852023

New Mexico (NM)

#3952019

#3932020

#3332021

Oregon (OR)

#5582018

#5172021

#5562023

South Carolina (SC)

#5552019

#4712020

#5922023

Iowa (IA)

#4122018

#5092019

#5102020

Kansas (KS)

#3362017

#4542019

#5282020

West Virginia (WV)

#2792018

#3062021

#3082022

Oklahoma (OK)

#7072020

#5582021

#7192023

Alabama (AL)

#7582017

#6032020

#8022023

Kentucky (KY)

#6512016

#5782017

#4482020

Delaware (DE)

#1782020

#2212021

#1832022

Idaho (ID)

#2182013

#3602016

#3542020

Nebraska (NE)

#3332011

#3782012

#3542013

Arkansas (AR)

#5612014

#5032020

#5682021

Mississippi (MS)

#5382012

#5392014

#4852015

Maine (ME)

#1552011

#1872013

#2442016

New Hampshire (NH)

#2402013

#1992017

#2082020

District of Columbia (DC)

#2502006

#1582008

#2172013

Montana (MT)

#2502009

#2482010

#2582014

South Dakota (SD)

#2152005

#1492006

#2162012

Wyoming (WY)

#1142006

#1122007

#1622013

Rhode Island (RI)

#1992005

#1732013

#2072019

Alaska (AK)

#1962005

#2262012

#2292015

Vermont (VT)

#822006

#1162008

#692012

North Dakota (ND)

#1452006

#1822011

#2592015

Hawaii (HI)

#2432004

#2162010

#2992013

Popularity Rankings for Dominick in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland

#3931989

#4521991

#4802003

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland

#5642019

#5562020

#4982021

Popularity in Poland

Poland

#7362014

#7322015

#5562016

Popularity in Canada

Canada

#9612019

#7362021

#12412022

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada

#7572015

#9702018

#9782019

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales

#8531996

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Dominick a Name for Boys or Girls?

Dominick is typically a male name, rooted in a tradition of strength and leadership.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Dominick

Meaning: Belonging to the Lord, lordly
Origin: LatinDominic
Domenic
Dominik
Domenico
Domingo
Dominique
Dominykas
Dominicus
Domingos
Dominik

Dom
Domi
Nick
Nicky
Meaning: People of victory
Origin: Greek, ItalianNico
Dommy
Domino
Don
Donny
Domie

Dommy
Nicky
Domie
Domi
Dommy

Dominick in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

Dominick Dunne (Writer, 1925–2009): An investigative journalist and producer who wrote extensively on crime and society.
Dominick Cruz (MMA Fighter, 1985): A mixed martial artist and former UFC Bantamweight Champion known for his agility and unique fighting style.

Dominick Cobb ("Inception," 2010 Film): A skilled thief who infiltrates the subconscious to extract secrets and plant ideas.
Dominick Santoro ("Casino," 1995 Film): A mob enforcer and childhood friend of the protagonist, known for his violent methods.
Dominick Carisi Jr. ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," 2014 TV Series): An NYPD detective who brings a fresh perspective to the team.
Dominick Birdsey ("I Know This Much Is True," 1998 Novel): A twin dealing with the complexities of family and mental illness.
Dominick Argento ("Postcard from Morocco," 1971 Opera): An opera composed by Dominick Argento, known for its intricate storytelling and musicality.

None

Domenic
Meaning: Belonging to the Lord, lordly
Origin: LatinDominic
Dominique
Domenico
Domingos
Dominykas

Meaning: Belonging to the Lord, lordly
Origin: LatinDominic
Domingo
Dominique
Dominicus
Dominykas

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Dominick Name Meaning