Dolores

#2,564 for girls in 2025, 68 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #8,435
Given to girls 99.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1930 · 12,842 births
Debut · girls
13 births
In top 100 · girls
22 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
211,440
since 1880

Dolores over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #13, 1930girls
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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#2,56468—
2024#3,17650—
2023#2,58868—
2022#2,36478—
2021#2,95856—
2020#2,93155—
2019#3,66541—
2018#3,85338—
2017#3,24749—
2016#3,22950—
2015#4,29533—
2014#3,65242—
2013#3,91838—
2012#4,04737—
2011#3,78140—
2010#4,39733—
2009#3,87040—
2008#2,85562—
2007#2,93061—
2006#2,20687—
2005#3,25747—
2004#2,58964—
2003#2,57762—
2002#2,04684—
2001#1,88792—
2000#1,92388—
1999#1,82887—
1998#1,567105—
1997#1,552104—
1996#1,296133—
1995#1,330124—
1994#1,337126—
1993#1,120160—
1992#1,207144#8,4355
1991#1,248135—
1990#1,036173—
1989#958182#6,9416
1988#1,073147—
1987#882192—
1986#922174—
1985#819199—
1984#862177—
1983#748218—
1982#639280—
1981#632282—
1980#655279#6,2505
1979#610290#5,3556
1978#608281—
1977#586295—
1976#540324—
1975#572289#5,4645
1974#550305—
1973#481372#3,6948
1972#466397#4,9865
1971#438478—
1970#407563#3,07110
1969#388586#3,5957
1968#373594#3,6736
1967#339678#3,9665
1966#319771#3,9485
1965#312828#2,7809
1964#2741,082#3,6016
1963#2681,111#2,67310
1962#2491,274#2,50411
1961#2351,340#3,0978
1960#2321,366#2,42312
1959#2221,418#2,11115
1958#2101,524#2,64210
1957#2121,572#3,0248
1956#1981,660#2,9698
1955#1901,778#3,8865
1954#1741,963#2,44911
1953#1651,978#1,83618
1952#1602,044#2,37611
1951#1492,141#1,77418
1950#1392,226#1,53823
1949#1302,464#1,61621
1948#1192,762#1,88116
1947#1113,071#1,64621
1946#1043,064#1,55721
1945#1032,704#1,63317
1944#923,081#1,23529
1943#743,698#1,69918
1942#634,267#1,24431
1941#574,384#1,12934
1940#673,604#1,39723
1939#583,980#1,19430
1938#434,809#1,12533
1937#375,568#1,01639
1936#306,417#1,06836
1935#267,375#83456
1934#267,689#95644
1933#218,022#98042
1932#189,630#87453
1931#1410,807#95947
1930#1312,842#71077
1929#1411,508#91454
1928#209,615#99248
1927#346,769#1,17837
1926#495,218#1,29631
1925#644,145#1,30431
1924#753,729#1,26333
1923#833,369#1,58923
1922#1042,714#1,82719
1921#1112,558#2,05916
1920#1102,365#1,88518
1919#1241,911#2,51111
1918#1271,835#1,99816
1917#1391,562#1,75518
1916#1461,374#2,25912
1915#1471,280#3,8255
1914#155934#2,4578
1913#165706—
1912#185522#1,41712
1911#196363—
1910#220294—
1909#238220—
1908#233212—
1907#244192—
1906#237183—
1905#277142—
1904#268138—
1903#292114—
1902#304108—
1901#36468—
1900#35291—
1899#36664—
1898#41156—
1897#42048—
1896#46239—
1895#44041—
1894#38254—
1893#48731—
1892#51028—
1891#51425—
1890#57021—
1889#60018—
1888#45130—
1887#60814—
1886#69311—
1885#65811—
1884#58313—
1883#51714—
1882#59610—
1881#53910—
1880#46613—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Dolores was already there! It came in at #466, and was given to 13 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 15 girls a year got the name.

Where Dolores is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedAKMaine: #169 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 805 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNHWashington: #66 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 247 girlsWAIdaho: #158 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 642 girlsIDMontana: #65 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 241 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #42 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 144 girlsNDMinnesota: #31 for girls · 196 births · 1 in 117 girlsMNIllinois: #28 for girls · 537 births · 1 in 116 girlsILWisconsin: #25 for girls · 276 births · 1 in 91 girlsWIMichigan: #49 for girls · 216 births · 1 in 189 girlsMINew York: #91 for girls · 268 births · 1 in 378 girlsNYMassachusetts: #178 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsMARhode Island: #142 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 737 girlsRIOregon: #63 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 239 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNVWyoming: #63 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 220 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #43 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 151 girlsSDIowa: #56 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 239 girlsIAIndiana: #77 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 358 girlsINOhio: #63 for girls · 225 births · 1 in 257 girlsOHPennsylvania: #48 for girls · 497 births · 1 in 200 girlsPANew Jersey: #78 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 302 girlsNJConnecticut: #107 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 486 girlsCTCalifornia: #43 for girls · 191 births · 1 in 198 girlsCAUtah: #211 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsUTColorado: #90 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 368 girlsCONebraska: #49 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 210 girlsNEMissouri: #52 for girls · 137 births · 1 in 235 girlsMOKentucky: #212 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsKYWest Virginia: #113 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 501 girlsWVVirginia: #245 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsVAMaryland: #52 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 209 girlsMDDelaware: #71 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 234 girlsDEArizona: #13 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 94 girlsAZNew Mexico: #32 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 171 girlsNMKansas: #84 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 377 girlsKSArkansas: #402 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,096 girlsARTennessee: #321 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,717 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #381 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,138 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,745 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #116 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 558 girlsDCOklahoma: #196 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 950 girlsOKLouisiana: #129 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 553 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedGAHawaii: #65 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 229 girlsHITexas: #104 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 469 girlsTXFlorida: #196 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 953 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#13 · 1 in 94
  2. Wisconsin#25 · 1 in 91
  3. Illinois#28 · 1 in 116
  4. Minnesota#31 · 1 in 117
  5. New Mexico#32 · 1 in 171

Best ever in a state: #4 in Illinois, 1928.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#13391 in 94
Wisconsin#252761 in 91
Illinois#285371 in 116
Minnesota#311961 in 117
New Mexico#32251 in 171
North Dakota#42451 in 144
California#431911 in 198
South Dakota#43421 in 151
Pennsylvania#484971 in 200
Michigan#492161 in 189
Nebraska#49591 in 210
Maryland#52691 in 209
Missouri#521371 in 235
Iowa#56921 in 239
Ohio#632251 in 257
Oregon#63261 in 239
Wyoming#6381 in 220
Hawaii#65161 in 229
Montana#65171 in 241
Washington#66401 in 247
Delaware#7171 in 234
Indiana#77791 in 358
New Jersey#781061 in 302
Kansas#84441 in 377
Colorado#90251 in 368
New York#912681 in 378
Texas#1041331 in 469
Connecticut#107271 in 486
West Virginia#113431 in 501
District of Columbia#11671 in 558
Louisiana#129441 in 553
Rhode Island#14281 in 737
Idaho#15861 in 642
Maine#16991 in 805
Massachusetts#178281 in 1,339
Florida#196141 in 953
Oklahoma#196271 in 950
Utah#21151 in 1,009
Kentucky#212261 in 1,220
Virginia#245141 in 2,061
South Carolina#31991 in 2,745
Tennessee#321111 in 2,717
North Carolina#381101 in 4,138
Arkansas#40271 in 3,096
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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 Dolores
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 612 spots since 2024 (#3,176 → #2,564)
  • 367 spots since 2020 (#2,931 → #2,564)
  • 1,731 spots since 2015 (#4,295 → #2,564)
  • Biggest jump: 157 spots in 1888 (#608 → #451)
  • Biggest drop: 191 spots in 1988 (#882 → #1,073)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1930 at #13 (12,842 births)
  • Births halved by 1936, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 22 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1923–1944
  • Top 1,000: 109 yrs · run 1880–1987
Share of babies · girls
1 in 88
  • Highest: 1 in 88 girls born in 1930 were named Dolores (1.1%)
  • Latest: 1 in 23,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 36.5% of all girls named Dolores (77,139) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s144#451 (1888)#571
1890s407#366 (1899)#456
1900s1,468#233 (1908)#281
1910s10,781#124 (1919)#160
1920s51,990#14 (1929)#66
1930s77,139#13 (1930)#29
1940s33,099#57 (1941)#92
1950s18,304#139 (1950)#182
1960s9,630#232 (1960)#299
1970s3,594#407 (1970)#526
1980s2,130#632 (1981)#819
1990s1,291#1,036 (1990)#1,352
2000s687#1,887 (2001)#2,614
2010s401#3,229 (2016)#3,808
2020s375#2,364 (2022)#2,764

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.

Dolores in 1924

girls
#75
3,729 births · 1 in 335 girls
boys
#1,263
33 births · 1 in 34,326 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. #75Dolores3,729

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. #1,263Dolores33
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 335 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 98.7% 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 Dolores
  1. #72Laura3,829
  2. #73Elaine3,802
  3. #74Wanda3,735
  4. #75Dolores3,729
  5. #76Kathleen3,663
  6. #77Maxine3,659
  7. #78Pearl3,635
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 34,326 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 74.6% 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 Dolores
  1. #1,246Ken34
  2. #1,246Orris34
  3. #1,246Romie34
  4. #1,263Dolores33
  5. #1,263Ancil33
  6. #1,263Arlen33
  7. #1,263Aubry33
  8. #1,287Agapito32
  9. #1,287Alfonzo32
  10. #1,287Anna32

Tied with 23 names at #1,263; 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 →