How Many People Are Named Dominque?
An estimated 6,042 people in the United States have the first name Dominque. It is used for both genders, with 61.6% female. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Dominque peaked in popularity in 1992 with 486 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dominque 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 Dominque paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Dominque is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
6,042
About 1 in 56,729 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
61.6% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1992
486 births
Total Registered
6,282
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dominque
Dominque is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (38.4%) and females (61.6%). Out of 6,282 total births registered, 2,410 were male and 3,872 were female.
Dominque as a male name
Ranked #11,177 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1992 (237 births)
Dominque as a female name
Ranked #13,561 in 2013
7 female births in 2013
Peak: 1985 (314 births)
Dominque: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dominque span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,076 babies were registered. Dominque has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dominque by Decade
How has Dominque 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.
Dominque by State
Birth registrations for Dominque span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Connecticut, Oklahoma. On average, about 136 Dominques were registered per state.
Dominque + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dominque as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dominque
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Dominque: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dominque?
We estimate approximately 6,042 people named Dominque 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 56,729 Americans share this first name.
Is Dominque a common name?
Dominque is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,282 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dominque most popular?
Dominque reached peak popularity in 1992, when 486 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dominque is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dominque a female name?
Dominque is predominantly female. 61.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dominque Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dominque Smith, Dominque Johnson, Dominque 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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