MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dominic mean?
Dominic comes from Latin dominicus, belonging to the Lord. Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominican order, is a central devotional referent for the name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
डोमिनिक
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dominic in Indian usage
2,407 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 310 |
| 1960s | 488 |
| 1970s | 411 |
| 1980s | 479 |
| 1990s | 514 |
| Other decades | 205 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,200 |
| Meghalaya | 696 |
| Mizoram | 114 |
| Goa | 105 |
| Manipur | 100 |
| Other states | 192 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Dominic / M | 246 | 205 |
| Scotland | Dominic / M | 17 | 243 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Dominic ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dominic; Table_6, C210 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dominic; Table_6, C210
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dominic; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dominic; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy