Given name & surname
Domenico
“a lord”
Domenico is a variant of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Domenico is a variant of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Domenico is a variant of Dominic. An origin associated with Dominic is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Domenico through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,829
- 3,829 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #2,425 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,425 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,252 as a first name in 2020; 947 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.
Domenico’s family of names
In Italian usage, Domenico has a diminutive in Mimi. Domenico shares a linguistic root with Dominic. In Italian usage, Domenico has a conventional equivalent in the French form Dominique.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Domenico has relatives in 8 languages.
9 related names in 8 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.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- DominikPolish, Czech
- DominiqueFrench, German
- DomingoSpanish
- Dominicoequivalent
- Domingosequivalent
- Δομένικοςequivalent
- DedëAlbanian
- DodëAlbanian
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People named Domenico
- Gaetano DonizettiItalian opera composer (1797–1848)
- Domenico GhirlandaioItalian Renaissance painter from Florence (1448–1494)
- Domenico ModugnoItalian singer, actor and politician (1928–1994)
- Domenico CimarosaItalian opera composer of the Neapolitan school (1749–1801)
- Domenico BerardiItalian association football player (1994-)
- DomenichinoItalian painter (1581–1641)
- Domenico FontanaItalian architect (1543-1607)
- Domenico CriscitoItalian association football player (born 1986)
- Dominic SavioItalian saint (1842-1857)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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