Dominic

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Dominique in FR France, BR Brazil, BE Belgium and 5 more, Dominik in PL Poland, CZ Czechia, HU Hungary and 3 more, Доминика in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan and Домініка in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Dominic is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name157K records spelled Dominic30 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Argentina, Philippines

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French

  Also written Dóminic, Dominíc, Dòminic, Dominiç, Domínic

• a separate given name19K records spelled Dominic2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Dominić

• Indonesian given name7.8K records spelled Dominic3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Dõmìñíç

• Finnish given name4.1K records spelled Dominic3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Estonia, United States, United Kingdom

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Dominić

• a separate given name3.5K records spelled Dominic2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Ghana, Kenya

  Also written Dömînîc

62 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Dominic is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• From the Late Latin name Dominicus, a derivative of dominus ‘lord’. It is used mainly by Roman Catholics, in honour of St Dominic (1170-1221), founder of the Dominican order of monks. Variant: Dominick (an old spelling, still in occasional use).

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A male given name from Latin, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In German, a male given name from Latin, an English-style variant of Dominik

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, Namnen Dominic, Dominik, Dominique är alla former utvecklade i olika språk från det latinska namnet Dominicus ’tillhörig Herren’. En känd namnbärare var den helige Dominicus (1170–1221), grundare av dominikanernas munkorden. Med stavningen Dominique är namnet vanligt på kvinnor, se → Dominika. I den finlandssvenska almanackan 5 augusti.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In English, Latin; belonging to the Lord

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 138 years between 1885–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Dominic Chianeseb. 1931USAmerican actor, animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist
• Dominic Muldowneyb. 1952GBBritish composer
• Dominic Keatingb. 1962GBEnglish actor
• Dominic Westb. 1969GBBritish actor
• Dominic Raabb. 1974GBBritish politician (born 1974)
• Dominic Monaghanb. 1976GBGerman-born British actor
• Dominic Cooperb. 1978GBBritish actor
• Dominic Thiemb. 1993ATAustrian male tennis player
• Miles Heizerb. 1994USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor
• Dominic Fikeb. 1995USAmerican musician (born 1995)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,230 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Dominic?

We estimate roughly 654 thousand people bear Dominic (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Dominic have the most bearers?

We estimate about 242 thousand people bear Dominic in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled dominique.

Where is Dominic most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Dominic is densest in the Czechia — about 1 in 161 people — even though France holds more of our records for it.

How common is Dominic compared with other names?

In France, Dominic is the 34th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Dominic a male or female name?

Dominic is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Dominic mean?

Recorded meaning: from Latin dominicus ‘of the Lord’, probably a name originally given to a child born on Sunday; first attested Robert Domenyk 1405 LLB I