Given name & surname
Dominique
“born on the Lord's day”·“a lord”
Dominique is a variant of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.”
Original FrenchDominick
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Dominique carries the interpretation “born on the Lord's day.” Dominique is a variant of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
In French use, Dominique is used as a form of Dominica. In French use, Dominique is used as a form of Dominic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Dominique is a form of Dominica. The history of Dominica gives this family its wider story. Dominica’s historical associations include a saint martyred in Campania under the Emperor Diocletian and a wealthy Roman widow.
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Dominique through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 74,343
- 23,557 boys · 50,786 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 4,671 babies
- 2025
- 172
- #1,468 for boys · #3,140 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 63% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 121 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,468 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,869 in 1991. It also appeared in 51 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 62,492 as a first name in 2020; 2,958 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.
Dominique’s family of names
In French usage, Dominique has a diminutive in Dom. Dominique is a feminine form of Dominic. In French usage, Dominique has a related form in Dominick.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Dominique has relatives in 19 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 26
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Dominickvariant · French
- Domdiminutive · French
- Dominicvariant · German, English
- Dominikvariant · German, Polish
- Domingavariant · Spanish
- Domenicavariant
- Domoniquevariant
- Dominovariant
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- Dominicavariant · German
- Dominikavariant · German, Czech
- Dominievariant
- Dominivariant
- Dominekevariant
- Domineckvariant
- Domineevariant
- Domeniquevariant
- Domaniquevariant
- Dominniquelikely variant
- Domminiquelikely variant
- Dominyvariant
- Domoriquevariant
- Domitiavariant
- Dominiziavariant
- Domenigavariant
- Domanekevariant
- Domenikavariant · German
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 19
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 Dominique
- Dominique de VillepinFrench politician and diplomat; 95th Prime Minister of Franceborn 1953
- François AragoFrench mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)
- Dominique Strauss-KahnFrench economistborn 1949
- Dominique PireBelgian Dominican friar (1910–1969)
- Dominique SandaFrench actressborn 1951
- Dominique WilkinsAmerican basketball player (born 1960)
- Lil BabyAmerican rapper (born 1994)
- Dominique RocheteauFrench association football playerborn 1955
- Dominique BlancFrench actressborn 1956
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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