Given name & surname
Dominga
“born on a Sunday”·“born on the Lord's day”
In Spanish use, Dominga is a feminine form of Domingo. One Spanish interpretation is “born on a Sunday.” Dominga is a variant of Dominique. In French use, Dominique carries the interpretation “born on the Lord's day.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Dominga is a feminine form of Domingo. One Spanish interpretation is “born on a Sunday.” Dominga is a variant of Dominique. In French use, Dominique carries the interpretation “born on the Lord's day.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Dominga is a feminine form of Domingo. An origin associated with Domingo is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Dominga is used as a feminine counterpart of Domingo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dominga through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,044
- 10 boys · 4,034 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 102 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #4,382 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,382 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 102 in 1925. In 2025, Alabama and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,738 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 64,494 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dominga’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Dominga has a diminutive in Minggay. In Spanish usage, Dominga shares a linguistic root with the French form Dominique. In Spanish usage, Dominga has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Domenica.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Dominga has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dominga
- Dominga SotomayorChilean filmmakerborn 1985
- Dominga Ortiz Orzúathree-time First Lady of Venezuela, wife of José Antonio Páez1792–1875
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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