Meaning of the nameDom
- Male
- Dom
Dom is a male name that matches the Portuguese honorific title, from Latin dominus, and became frequent mainly among people born from 2010 onward.
Meaning
The meaning of Dom is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 3,323
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,617
- Median age
- 2 years
- 2010 Census
- 325
- people
Dom in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dom, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (2,219 people).
36 women 3,287 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Dom is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dom in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Ceará 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 742 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 491 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 277 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 225 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 161 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 144 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 130 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 111 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 106 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 100 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 88 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 85 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 73 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 67 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 59 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 55 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 52 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 45 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 31 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 28 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dom
Dom is also a Portuguese word: an honorific title that comes from Latin dominus, according to Wiktionary. As a proper name, Wiktionary records it in English as a form of Dominic or Dominique, and Behind the Name lists it among the diminutives of Dominic, a name from Late Latin Dominicus, 'of the Lord'. The origin of its use as a given name in Brazil is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,323 people named Dom, with a median age of 2. Almost all are male, and most were born between 2020 and 2022.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Dom (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Dom (English) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Dominic · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Dom
What does the name Dom mean?
The meaning of Dom is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Dom in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,323 people with the first name Dom, which ranks it number 3,617 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Dom a boy's or a girl's name?
Dom is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 36 women and 3,287 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Dom most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Dom (491 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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