Given name & surname
Domino
“a lord”·“born on the Lord's day”
Domino is a variant of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.” Domino is a variant of Dominique. In French use, Dominique carries the interpretation “born on the Lord's day.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Domino is a variant of Dominic. One Latin interpretation is “a lord.” Domino 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
Domino 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 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Domino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 184
- 21 boys · 163 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,190 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,190 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 287 as a first name in 2020; 1,968 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.
Domino’s family of names
Domino has a related form in Dominic. Domino has a related form in Dominique.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Domino
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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