Dominic
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order. From Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Dominus (“Lord”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Dominic (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Dominic has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 16 |
| 2008 | 26 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2011 | 22 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2013 | 25 |
| 2014 | 32 |
| 2015 | 36 |
| 2016 | 43 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2022 | 28 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 83 |
| 2000 | 90 |
| 2001 | 102 |
| 2002 | 112 |
| 2003 | 121 |
| 2004 | 134 |
| 2005 | 148 |
| 2006 | 159 |
| 2007 | 174 |
| 2008 | 202 |
| 2009 | 231 |
| 2010 | 262 |
| 2011 | 285 |
| 2012 | 315 |
| 2013 | 344 |
| 2014 | 377 |
| 2015 | 419 |
| 2016 | 473 |
| 2017 | 509 |
| 2018 | 553 |
| 2019 | 580 |
| 2020 | 606 |
Dominic in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Dominic.Hi! My name is Dominic.
- Har du träffat Dominic? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Dominic? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Dominic kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Dominic is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Dominics mamma är lärare.Dominic's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Dominics mamma is Dominic's mum.
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Questions about Dominic
How do you pronounce Dominic in Swedish?
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What does the name Dominic mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order. From Late Latin Dominicus, derived from Dominus (“Lord”).
How popular is Dominic in Sweden?
28 babies were named Dominic in 2022. In 2020, 606 people in Sweden had Dominic as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.