The first name Domingo
A boy’s name.
3 syllables Male Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Domingo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 74 boys born in the United States were named Domingo, the 2,025th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1946, when 190 were.
14,400
babies named Domingo since 1880
#2,025
rank in 2025
1946
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Domingo
30 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Domingo Faustino SarmientoArgentinian politician and writer (1811-1888)
- Domingo Santa MaríaChilean politician and President (1825–1889)
- Domingo TarasconiArgentine association football player (1903-1991)
- Domingo CavalloArgentine economist and politician (born 1946)
- Domingo MatheuArgentine politician and businessman (1765-1831)
- Domingo BlancoArgentinian association football player, born 1995
- Jose Domingo Ulloa MendietaCatholic bishop, born 1956
- Domingo MassaroChilean football player and referee (1927–2025)
- Domingo Ibáñez de ErquiciaDominican priest (1589-1633)
- Domingo de SalazarFilipino bishop, 1512–1594
- Domingo TibaduizaColombian distance runner, born 1950
- Domingo de Santo TomásDominican and grammarian who compiled the first Quechua grammar, 1499–1570
Questions
- Is Domingo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 14,400 US babies named Domingo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Domingo most popular?
- 1946 in the United States, when 190 babies were named Domingo, its highest rank at 462nd.
- Is Domingo also a surname?
- Yes. Domingo is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.