unisex name
Dominique
dom-i-NEEK
- Origin French
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 488,747
Scotland
#785
2008 births
Dominique is a French name meaning of the Lord, given to children born on a Sunday. It is the most evenly divided name in this group at 45 percent female, which makes it genuinely unisex rather than nominally so.
- Dominique is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1956, when 21,565 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Dominique over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 3,195 |
| 1910s | 2,610 |
| 1920s | 3,570 |
| 1930s | 5,205 |
| 1940s | 34,355 |
| 1950s | 188,880 |
| 1960s | 133,370 |
| 1970s | 29,955 |
| 1980s | 6,130 |
| 1990s | 1,710 |
| 2000s | 600 |
| 2010s | 295 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 105 |
What Dominique means
Dominique means of the Lord, or belonging to the Lord. The Latin is built on the word for a master or lord, and it was given specifically to children born on the Lord's day.
Where Dominique comes from
Dominique is the French form of the Latin Dominicus, from dominus, a lord or master — the same root as dominate and dominion, and as the Spanish domingo, Sunday. The name was originally given to children born on the Lord's day, so it recorded a date rather than a hope. Saint Dominic, the Castilian priest who founded the Order of Preachers in 1216, made it a major European name; the Dominicans took their punning Latin nickname Domini canes, hounds of the Lord, from it. The French form serves both sexes without alteration, which is unusual and is why our records show it so evenly divided.
Dominique in use
Dominique peaked in France in 1956, when 21,565 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It now ranks 1476th in the United States on 172 births, 2156th in France on 15 and 3683rd in England and Wales, across 488,747 lifetime births. About 45 percent of recorded births are female — the closest to an even split of any name in this group, and closer than most names that carry a unisex label.
How popular is Dominique?
In 2025, Dominique was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Dominique is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Dominique
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Dominique also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dominique over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Dominique
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Dominique in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Dominique
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dominique — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Dominique
What does the name Dominique mean?
Of the Lord — and it was given to children born on a Sunday, the Lord's day.
Is Dominique a boys' or girls' name?
Both, and unusually evenly — about 45 percent of the births in our records are female.
Why are Dominicans called hounds of the Lord?
A Latin pun on the founder's name — Domini canes, hounds of the Lord.
How popular is Dominique?
1476th in the United States and 2156th in France.
How many syllables are in Dominique?
Dominique has 3 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Dominique?
Dominique is usually shortened to Dom.
Is Dominique a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dominique currently ranks #1,476 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.