Given name & surname
Dominick
“a lord”
Dominick is a variant of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dominick is a variant of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dominick 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 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dominick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 67,447
- 67,180 boys · 267 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 1,788 babies
- 2025
- 448
- #622 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 448 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 622 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,780 in 2003. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (66). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 43,551 as a first name in 2020; 4,110 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.
Dominick’s family of names
In English usage, Dominick has a diminutive in Dom. Dominick has a related form in Dominic. In French usage, Dominick has a related form in Dominique.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Dominick has relatives in 5 languages.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dominick
- Dom DeLuiseAmerican actor (1933–2009)
- Dominick CruzAmerican mixed martial artist (born 1985)
- Dominick ArgentoAmerican composer (1927-2019)
- Dominick DrexlerGerman association football playerborn 1990
- Don CostaAmerican recording artist, conductor, record producer, music arranger, jazz guitarist (1925–1983)
- Domi KumbelaDR Congolese footballerborn 1984
- Kxng CrookedAmerican rapper from Californiaborn 1978
- Dominick ZatorCanadian footballerborn 1994
- NottzAmerican hip-hop producerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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