Given name
Dominica
“a lord”·“born on the Lord's day”
Dominica is a feminine form of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.” Dominica is a variant of Dominique. In French use, Dominique carries the interpretation “born on the Lord's day.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dominica is a feminine form of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.” Dominica 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
Dominica is a feminine form of Dominic. An origin associated with Dominic is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Dominica is used as a feminine counterpart of Dominic.
The story
The name’s historical associations include a saint martyred in Campania under the Emperor Diocletian and a wealthy Roman widow.
Dominica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,338
- 0 boys · 2,338 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,659 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,659 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,189 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.
Dominica’s family of names
Dominica is a feminine form of Dominic. Dominica has a related form in Dominique. In English usage, Dominica has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Доминика.
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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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