Given name & surname
Dominik
“a lord”
In German use, Dominik has a related form in Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Dominik has a related form in Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Dominik has a related form in Dominic. An origin associated with Dominic is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Dominik is a short form of DOMINIKUS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dominik through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,337
- 10,242 boys · 95 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 533 babies
- 2025
- 232
- #986 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 232 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 986 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 533 in 2012. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (37). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,499 as a first name in 2020; 436 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.
Dominik’s family of names
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Dominik has an affectionate form in DINKO. Dominik shares a linguistic root with Dominic. In German usage, Dominik has a related form in Dominique.
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Around the world
Dominik has relatives in 17 languages.
31 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 19
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 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Dominik
- Dominik SzoboszlaiHungarian association football player (born 2000)
- Dominik LivakovićCroatian association football player (born 1995)
- Dom MintoffMaltese politician (1916-2012)
- Dominik HašekCzech ice hockey player (born 1965)
- Dominik KotarskiCroatian association football playerborn 2000
- Dominik LandertingerAustrian biathleteborn 1988
- Dominik HrbatýSlovak tennis playerborn 1978
- Dominik ParisItalian alpine skier and Italian Carabiniereborn 1989
- Dominik WindischItalian biathleteborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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