Meaning of the nameDominique

Dominique is a unisex name taken from French, which comes from Late Latin Dominicus, 'of the Lord'.

Meaning

“of the Lord”

People (2022): 9,804
Rank in Brazil: #1,743
Median age: 12 years
2010 Census: 5,704; people

Dominique in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Dominique, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (2,511 people).

6,136 women 3,668 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 Dominique is most common

States with the highest share of people named Dominique in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rio de Janeiro 0.010%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
Bahia 0.006%
Santa Catarina 0.006%
Amazonas 0.005%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,087	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	1,564	0.010%
Minas Gerais	837	0.004%
Bahia	795	0.006%
Rio Grande do Sul	747	0.007%
Paraná	530	0.005%
Santa Catarina	429	0.006%
Ceará	298	0.003%
Pernambuco	284	0.003%
Pará	273	0.003%
Goiás	216	0.003%
Amazonas	209	0.005%
Espírito Santo	200	0.005%
Maranhão	155	0.002%
Mato Grosso	154	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	146	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	145	0.005%
Alagoas	126	0.004%
Paraíba	109	0.003%
Distrito Federal	109	0.004%
Piauí	77	0.002%
Rondônia	72	0.005%
Amapá	70	0.010%
Sergipe	67	0.003%
Tocantins	49	0.003%
Roraima	31	0.005%
Acre	25	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Dominique

Dominique is a loan from French, according to the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil). In Wiktionary, the French Dominique comes from Late Latin Dominicus, from Dominus ('Lord'); Behind the Name explains Dominicus as 'belonging to the Lord' and gives Dominique as the French form, alongside the English Dominic and the Italian Domenico. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,804 people named Dominique, with a median age of 12. Most of the people recorded were born in 2000 or later. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Sources

Wiktionary: Dominique · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Dominique · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Dominic · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Dominique · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Dominique

What does the name Dominique mean?

Dominique means “of the Lord”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Dominique in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,804 people with the first name Dominique, which ranks it number 1,743 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Dominique is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 6,136 women and 3,668 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Dominique?

Dominique is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Dominique most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.010% of the state's population is named Dominique (1,564 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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