Given name & surname
Dom
“a lord”
Dom is a variant of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dom is a variant of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dom is a variant of Dominic. An origin associated with Dominic is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Dom is a diminutive of Dominique.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dom through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 424
- 424 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #3,531 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +63%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,531 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 63.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,231 as a first name in 2020; 576 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dom’s family of names
In English usage, Dom is a diminutive of Dominic. In Portuguese usage, Dom shares a linguistic root with the Spanish form Don. In Portuguese usage, Dom has a related form in D..
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Dom has relatives in 4 languages.
7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Dom
- Dom DeLuiseAmerican actor (1933–2009)
- Dom DwyerEnglish-American footballer (born 1990)
- Dom ParsonsBritish skeleton racerborn 1987
- Dom Um RomãoBrazilian jazz drummer, percussionist (1925–2005)
- Dom PhillipsBritish journalist, writer, editor1964–2022
- Dom SibleyEnglish cricketerborn 1995
- Dom DiMaggioAmerican baseball player (1917–2009)
- Dom La NenaBrazilian cellist, singer and songwriterborn 1989
- Dom KennedyAmerican rapperborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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