Delores

#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · Last seen for boys in 1964 at #3,601
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1934 · 3,991 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
17 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
117,821
since 1890

Delores over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #51, 1934girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,72221—
2024#10,2719—
2023#4,87327—
2022#8,03213—
2021#6,69117—
2020#7,21215—
2019#5,61222—
2018#6,01020—
2017#7,44215—
2016#5,28425—
2015#6,23620—
2014#7,63615—
2013#6,46219—
2012#7,14417—
2011#7,78315—
2010#8,27114—
2009#8,05815—
2008#6,13022—
2007#6,55220—
2006#5,38325—
2005#4,58129—
2004#4,60129—
2003#4,53628—
2002#5,25422—
2001#3,94032—
2000#3,52737—
1999#3,31338—
1998#3,22238—
1997#2,65947—
1996#2,71445—
1995#2,78843—
1994#1,97271—
1993#1,85477—
1992#1,81879—
1991#1,75282—
1990#1,61792—
1989#1,76976—
1988#1,60081—
1987#1,45989—
1986#1,48484—
1985#1,287104—
1984#1,157117—
1983#1,179111—
1982#994148—
1981#942157—
1980#862178—
1979#942156—
1978#876167—
1977#811185—
1976#844162—
1975#748191—
1974#660231—
1973#573281—
1972#596269—
1971#540339—
1970#468442—
1969#453454—
1968#409520—
1967#381576—
1966#334700—
1965#332733—
1964#308892#3,6016
1963#2921,001—
1962#2781,046#4,0335
1961#2591,191—
1960#2361,346—
1959#2291,376—
1958#2041,596#3,2757
1957#2051,656#3,0248
1956#1881,845—
1955#1881,790#3,5056
1954#1771,948#3,1767
1953#1562,172#3,4256
1952#1522,191#3,7345
1951#1412,332#3,3646
1950#1292,457#2,32111
1949#1262,529#2,45310
1948#1162,840#3,0107
1947#1152,964#3,3706
1946#1152,781#1,75917
1945#1122,445#2,5748
1944#972,756#1,89014
1943#992,929#2,18212
1942#863,171#2,5239
1941#803,160#2,4919
1940#832,929#1,47121
1939#793,018#1,63617
1938#753,322#1,55919
1937#683,529#1,82815
1936#583,760#1,58718
1935#573,793#1,83715
1934#513,991#1,55120
1933#523,890#1,64418
1932#564,152#1,65119
1931#584,050#1,58920
1930#664,098#1,36828
1929#743,517#2,09614
1928#942,810#2,04815
1927#1282,015#3,4517
1926#1451,675#4,2015
1925#1631,486#3,7416
1924#1741,324#3,5057
1923#1841,181—
1922#215911#3,5327
1921#229810—
1920#241733—
1919#288486—
1918#305436—
1917#310393—
1916#381271—
1915#391237—
1914#372203—
1913#472113—
1912#447111—
1911#47775—
1910#58450—
1909#59442—
1908#53547—
1907#64933—
1906#68928—
1905#73424—
1904#65328—
1903#71222—
1902#73422—
1901#91813—
1900#86019—
1899#72819—
1898#1,2638—
1897#1,3856—
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First appearance
1890

The first year at least five girls were named Delores! It came in at #1,210, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1891, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Delores is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedNHWashington: #137 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 707 girlsWAIdaho: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 771 girlsIDMontana: #145 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 683 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #47 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 150 girlsNDMinnesota: #30 for girls · 198 births · 1 in 115 girlsMNIllinois: #129 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 655 girlsILWisconsin: #40 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 155 girlsWIMichigan: #123 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 670 girlsMINew York: #321 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,900 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedRIOregon: #156 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 777 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #29 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 129 girlsSDIowa: #90 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 360 girlsIAIndiana: #98 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 428 girlsINOhio: #158 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 981 girlsOHPennsylvania: #194 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,530 girlsPANew Jersey: #259 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,199 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #238 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedUTColorado: #243 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsCONebraska: #56 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 226 girlsNEMissouri: #140 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 656 girlsMOKentucky: #261 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsKYWest Virginia: #214 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,268 girlsWVVirginia: #283 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,623 girlsVAMaryland: #157 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 960 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #191 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 712 girlsNMKansas: #104 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 436 girlsKSArkansas: #343 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsARTennessee: #457 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,981 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #284 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,434 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #297 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,471 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #143 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 781 girlsDCOklahoma: #282 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,832 girlsOKLouisiana: #265 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsLAMississippi: #340 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,534 girlsMSAlabama: #311 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,503 girlsALGeorgia: #323 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,860 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Delores, so not publishedHITexas: #466 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,285 girlsTXFlorida: #247 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,334 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#29 · 1 in 129
  2. Minnesota#30 · 1 in 115
  3. Wisconsin#40 · 1 in 155
  4. North Dakota#47 · 1 in 150
  5. Nebraska#56 · 1 in 226

Best ever in a state: #4 in North Dakota, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#29491 in 129
Minnesota#301981 in 115
Wisconsin#401621 in 155
North Dakota#47431 in 150
Nebraska#56551 in 226
Iowa#90611 in 360
Indiana#98661 in 428
Kansas#104381 in 436
Michigan#123611 in 670
Illinois#129951 in 655
Washington#137141 in 707
Missouri#140491 in 656
District of Columbia#14351 in 781
Montana#14561 in 683
Oregon#15681 in 777
Maryland#157151 in 960
Ohio#158591 in 981
Idaho#17351 in 771
New Mexico#19161 in 712
Pennsylvania#194651 in 1,530
West Virginia#214171 in 1,268
California#238241 in 1,579
Colorado#24361 in 1,535
Florida#247101 in 1,334
New Jersey#259101 in 3,199
Kentucky#261171 in 1,866
Louisiana#265161 in 1,521
Oklahoma#282141 in 1,832
Virginia#283111 in 2,623
North Carolina#284171 in 2,434
South Carolina#297101 in 2,471
Alabama#311131 in 2,503
New York#321261 in 3,900
Georgia#323121 in 2,860
Mississippi#34091 in 2,534
Arkansas#34391 in 2,408
Tennessee#45761 in 4,981
Texas#466191 in 3,285
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Delores
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 4,549 spots since 2024 (#10,271 → #5,722)
  • 1,490 spots since 2020 (#7,212 → #5,722)
  • 514 spots since 2015 (#6,236 → #5,722)
  • Biggest jump: 535 spots in 1899 (#1,263 → #728)
  • Biggest drop: 185 spots in 1983 (#994 → #1,179)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1890
  • Peaked 1934 at #51 (3,991 births)
  • Births halved by 1954, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 17 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 17 yrs · run 1928–1944
  • Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1899–1982
Share of babies · girls
1 in 257
  • Highest: 1 in 257 girls born in 1932 were named Delores (0.39%)
  • Latest: 1 in 76,537 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #51 in 1934, was only 1 in 262 (0.38%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 31.9% of all girls named Delores (37,603) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s54#728 (1899)#1,149
1900s278#535 (1908)#708
1910s2,375#288 (1919)#403
1920s16,462#74 (1929)#165
1930s37,603#51 (1934)#62
1940s28,504#80 (1941)#103
1950s19,363#129 (1950)#177
1960s8,459#236 (1960)#328
1970s2,423#468 (1970)#706
1980s1,145#862 (1980)#1,273
1990s612#1,617 (1990)#2,371
2000s259#3,527 (2000)#5,256
2010s182#5,284 (2016)#6,788
2020s102#4,873 (2023)#7,134

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Delores in 1924

girls
#174
1,324 births · 1 in 943 girls
boys
#3,505
7 births · 1 in 161,820 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #174Delores1,324

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #3,505Delores7
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 943 of them was named Delores, which outranked 97.1% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delores
  1. #171Rebecca1,358
  2. #172Nora1,335
  3. #173Antoinette1,333
  4. #174Delores1,324
  5. #175Caroline1,302
  6. #176Susie1,275
  7. #177Eula1,269
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 161,820 of them was named Delores, which outranked 29.5% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Delores
  1. #3,260Winnie8
  2. #3,260Wymon8
  3. #3,260Yoshiharu8
  4. #3,505Delores7
  5. #3,505Ac7
  6. #3,505Ada7
  7. #3,505Adams7
  8. #3,867Abdon6
  9. #3,867Abran6
  10. #3,867Abron6

Tied with 361 names at #3,505; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →