Given name
Domenica
“born on the Lord's day”
Domenica is a variant of Dominique. In French use, Dominique carries the interpretation “born on the Lord's day.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Domenica is a variant of Dominique. In French use, Dominique carries the interpretation “born on the Lord's day.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Domenica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,503
- 0 boys · 3,503 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 118 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #5,968 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,968 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 118 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,589 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Domenica’s family of names
In Italian usage, Domenica shares a linguistic root with the Spanish form Dominga. Domenica has a related form in Dominique. In Italian usage, Domenica has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Dominga.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Domenica
- Mia MartiniItalian singer (1947–1995)
- Nikka CostaAmerican singer, actress and swimmerborn 1972
- Domenica NiehoffGerman dominatrix, prostitute and activist (1945–2009)
- Pia TassinariItalian soprano (1903-1995)
- Domenica ŽuvelaCroatian singerborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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