The first name Dominique

In 2025, 7 girls were named Dominique, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 115 births (#309).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dominique with other names.

In 2025, 121 boys born in the United States were named Dominique, the 1,468th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1985, when 3,299 were.

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.

• Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
  French painter (1780–1867)
• Dominique de Villepin
  French politician and diplomat; 95th Prime Minister of France, born 1953
• Dominique Strauss-Kahn
  French economist, born 1949
• Dominique Pire
  Belgian Dominican friar (1910–1969)
• Dominique Wilkins
  American basketball player (born 1960)
• Dominique Sanda
  French actress, born 1951
• Jean-Dominique Bauby
  French journalist, author and editor with Locked-In Syndrome (1952-1997)
• Dominique Rocheteau
  French association football player, born 1955
• Dominique Blanc
  French actress, born 1956
• Dominique Jean Larrey
  French surgeon in Napoleon's army and an important innovator in battlefield medicine (1766
• Dominique Swain
  American actress, born 1980
• Dominique Dunne
  American actress (1959–1982)

• Avery
• Ollie
• Robin
• Rene
• Michel
• Jules
• Noel
• Palmer
• Sacha
• Blaise
• Bellamy
• Andree
• Clovis
• Clair
• Wallis
• Romaine

All 210 names of French origin

What does the name Dominique mean?

From French Dominique. Doublet of Dominic.

What is the origin of the name Dominique?

From French Dominique. Doublet of Dominic.

How popular is the name Dominique?

In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Dominique, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 1996, with 115 births.

Is Dominique a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 74,343 US babies named Dominique since 1880, 68% were girls and 32% boys.

When was Dominique most popular?

1985 in the United States, when 3,299 babies were named Dominique, its highest rank at 83rd.

What are other spellings of Dominique?

Dom.

Is Dominique also a surname?

Yes. Dominique is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.