Dom
Boy name · #3527 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 32 baby boys were named Dom, placing it at #3527 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #12086, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 boys born in 2025 was named Dom.
Babies named Dom per year. Source: SSA.
The 97-year story
Dom first appears in the Social Security records in 1928, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 32 babies and a rank of #3513. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Dom against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Dom in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Dom is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Dom will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Dom is most common
State-level data for Dom is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Nicknames & related forms of Dom
Dom belongs to the Dominic family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Dominic family went to about 3,757 boys in 2025 — together they'd rank around #94, versus #3527 for Dom alone.
Names like Dom
Statistically, parents drawn to Dom tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kingdom, Denym, Wisdom, Dream, and Dakai.
KingdomDenymWisdomDreamDakaiDiyanVyomDivit
Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Dom | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3513 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3793 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4742 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5445 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6698 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4540 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5555 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7617 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6685 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8146 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12086 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8130 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10728 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4441 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3071 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3595 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2735 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2352 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2465 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3537 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2310 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2539 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3305 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2900 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4038 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dom a popular boy name?
Dom ranked #3527 among boys in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #12086.
When was the name Dom most popular?
Dom peaked in 2025, when 32 American boys received the name (ranked #3513 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Dom?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American boys was named Dom. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.