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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedAKMaine: #174 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #135 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 697 girlsNHWashington: #215 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,306 girlsWAIdaho: #230 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #387 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,055 girlsMNIllinois: #178 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 1,073 girlsILWisconsin: #225 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,995 girlsWIMichigan: #185 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsMINew York: #127 for girls · 264 births · 1 in 583 girlsNYMassachusetts: #152 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsMARhode Island: #150 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 922 girlsRIOregon: #333 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,769 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedSDIowa: #328 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,509 girlsIAIndiana: #255 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,238 girlsINOhio: #191 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,339 girlsOHPennsylvania: #105 for girls · 233 births · 1 in 475 girlsPANew Jersey: #88 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 416 girlsNJConnecticut: #146 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 800 girlsCTCalifornia: #119 for girls · 263 births · 1 in 528 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedUTColorado: #105 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 451 girlsCONebraska: #234 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsNEMissouri: #210 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,612 girlsMOKentucky: #291 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,531 girlsKYWest Virginia: #394 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,163 girlsWVVirginia: #259 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,883 girlsVAMaryland: #171 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 994 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedDEArizona: #102 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 372 girlsAZNew Mexico: #34 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 147 girlsNMKansas: #269 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,140 girlsKSArkansas: #256 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,619 girlsARTennessee: #273 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,224 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #425 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,663 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #413 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,122 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #168 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 926 girlsDCOklahoma: #226 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,574 girlsOKLouisiana: #185 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 903 girlsLAMississippi: #358 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,786 girlsMSAlabama: #313 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,423 girlsALGeorgia: #353 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,971 girlsGAHawaii: #174 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 663 girlsHITexas: #98 for girls · 233 births · 1 in 476 girlsTXFlorida: #240 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#34 · 1 in 147
  2. New Jersey#88 · 1 in 416
  3. Texas#98 · 1 in 476
  4. Arizona#102 · 1 in 372
  5. Colorado#105 · 1 in 451

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#34701 in 147
New Jersey#881201 in 416
Texas#982331 in 476
Arizona#102301 in 372
Colorado#105371 in 451
Pennsylvania#1052331 in 475
California#1192631 in 528
New York#1272641 in 583
New Hampshire#13571 in 697
Connecticut#146261 in 800
Rhode Island#15091 in 922
Massachusetts#152461 in 1,049
District of Columbia#168141 in 926
Maryland#171271 in 994
Hawaii#17491 in 663
Maine#17491 in 1,030
Illinois#178881 in 1,073
Louisiana#185411 in 903
Michigan#185621 in 1,339
Ohio#191721 in 1,339
Missouri#210261 in 1,612
Washington#215211 in 1,306
Wisconsin#225201 in 1,995
Oklahoma#226141 in 1,574
Idaho#23051 in 1,257
Nebraska#23481 in 1,735
Florida#240251 in 1,429
Indiana#255211 in 2,238
Arkansas#256121 in 1,619
Virginia#259211 in 1,883
Kansas#269101 in 2,140
Tennessee#273171 in 2,224
Kentucky#291131 in 2,531
Alabama#313151 in 2,423
Iowa#32881 in 3,509
Oregon#33361 in 2,769
Georgia#353151 in 2,971
Mississippi#358101 in 2,786
Minnesota#38771 in 5,055
West Virginia#39451 in 4,163
South Carolina#41371 in 4,122
North Carolina#425111 in 4,663
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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 1953

girls
#165
1,978 births · 1 in 951 girls
boys
#1,836
18 births · 1 in 109,572 boys

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #165Dolores1,978

Top boys' names in 1953

  1. #1Robert86,243
  2. #2James86,066
  3. #3Michael84,198
  4. #4John80,165
  5. #5David76,119
  6. #6William61,829
  7. #7Richard58,389
  8. #8Thomas47,008
  9. #9Charles38,421
  10. #10Gary36,967
  11. #1,836Dolores18
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 951 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 97.5% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #162Toni2,020
  2. #163Melissa2,007
  3. #163Vanessa2,007
  4. #165Dolores1,978
  5. #166Mildred1,942
  6. #167Audrey1,940
  7. #168Shelley1,937
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

boys

1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 109,572 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 57.7% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #1,765Virginia19
  2. #1,765West19
  3. #1,765Zenon19
  4. #1,836Dolores18
  5. #1,836Adlai18
  6. #1,836Alphonza18
  7. #1,836Arland18
  8. #1,900Alferd17
  9. #1,900Andris17
  10. #1,900Arlis17

Tied with 63 names at #1,836; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,276Faron#2,251 → #975
  2. ↑ 694Shane#1,213 → #519
  3. ↑ 528Enrico#1,517 → #989
  4. ↑ 441Blaise#1,430 → #989
  5. ↑ 429Robbin#1,268 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Durwood#981 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 392Jonnie#939 → #1,331
  3. ↓ 312Elvis#968 → #1,280
  4. ↓ 293Edsel#968 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 292Beverly#766 → #1,058

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →