Dominique

Meaning: Belonging to the Lord
Origin: Latin — French form of Dominic

Boy's name · #1468 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

66% boys · 34% girls — For most of its history Dominique was mostly a girls' name; since around 2012 most babies named Dominique have been boys. Dominique →

Popularity over time

Dominique's best rank, #170, came in 1991; it has stepped well back to #1468 today. Roughly 24,000 boys have been named Dominique since 1912.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #1,832 in France (2025) · #2,263 in Italy (2024) · #3,153 in Canada (2025) · #3,794 in Ecuador (2025) · #5,137 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,208 in Austria (2021) · #975 in Netherlands (2020) · #797 in Poland (2015) · #1,366 in Belgium (2013) · #301 in New Zealand (1995).

Famous Dominiques

Dominique de Villepin — Prime Minister of France from 2005 to 2007 (born 1953)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn — French economist (born 1949)
Dominique Pire — Belgian Dominican friar (1910–1969)
Dominique Wilkins — American basketball player (born 1960)
Dominique Rocheteau — French footballer (born 1955)
Dominique Pinon — French actor (born 1955)
Dominique Mamberti — French Catholic Cardinal (born 1952)
Dominique Jean Larrey — French surgeon and soldier (1766–1842)

In stories & tradition

Dominique — La Présidente (book)

What Dominiques become

Among 3,500 notable people named Dominique:

Political leaders appear 1.98× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister of France from 2005 to 2007 (born 1953).

Similar names: Dominik · Tyrell · Domenico · Justice · Pierre · Dimitri

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