Male name
Domenico
179 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2016. Expression number: 6.
Origin
Domenico derives directly from the Latin "dominicus", which was the adjectival form of the noun "dominus". In conclusion: "dominus" means in Italian "padrone, signore" ["master, lord"], whose adjectival form is "del padrone, del signore" ["of the master, of the lord"]. From the advent of Christianity onward, the adjective "dominicus", specifically in the designation of proper names, came to mean "he who belongs to the Lord (=God); the one chosen by the Lord".Translated by Arcanes from the Italian Wikizionario, entry “Domenico”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2016: 14 births. 179 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 20 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1974: 70 births. 3,829 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 2020s. It really came into use around 1913. It is still given: 271 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 3,560* | 1915–2025 | — |
| France | 1,005 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 237 | 1980–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
4 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 3 + 6 = 42 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
6 + 5 + 9 + 6 = 26 → 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
4 + 4 + 5 + 3 = 16 → 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 4 · work, structure, stability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.