How Many People Are Named Dominica?
An estimated 1,730 people in the United States have the first name Dominica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Dominica peaked in popularity in 1979 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dominica as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dominica paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,730
About 1 in 198,124 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1979
56 births
Total Registered
2,332
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dominica
Dominica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,332 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Dominica as a female name
Ranked #10,465 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (56 births)
Dominica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dominica span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 451 babies were registered. Dominica has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dominica by Decade
How has Dominica tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dominica by State
Birth registrations for Dominica span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Florida. On average, about 49 Dominicas were registered per state.
Dominica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dominica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dominica
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Dominica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dominica?
We estimate approximately 1,730 people named Dominica are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 198,124 Americans share this first name.
Is Dominica a common name?
Dominica is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,332 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dominica most popular?
Dominica reached peak popularity in 1979, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dominica is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dominica a female name?
Dominica is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dominica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dominica Smith, Dominica Johnson, Dominica Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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