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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #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 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNHWashington: #645 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,064 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMNIllinois: #568 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,394 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedWIMichigan: #719 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,448 girlsMINew York: #618 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,711 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedINOhio: #1,057 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,418 girlsOHPennsylvania: #430 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,420 girlsPANew Jersey: #397 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,657 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #316 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,795 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedUTColorado: #524 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,731 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedDEArizona: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,232 girlsAZNew Mexico: #145 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 578 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedLAMississippi: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedHITexas: #329 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,883 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#145 · 1 in 578
  2. California#316 · 1 in 1,795
  3. Texas#329 · 1 in 1,883
  4. New Jersey#397 · 1 in 2,657
  5. Arizona#414 · 1 in 2,232

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#145151 in 578
California#316911 in 1,795
Texas#329591 in 1,883
New Jersey#397141 in 2,657
Arizona#41481 in 2,232
Pennsylvania#430201 in 3,420
Colorado#52451 in 3,731
Illinois#568171 in 4,394
New York#618211 in 4,711
Washington#64551 in 5,064
Michigan#71981 in 7,448
Ohio#1,05751 in 14,418
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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 1979

girls
#610
290 births · 1 in 5,535 girls
boys
#5,355
6 births · 1 in 286,923 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #610Dolores290

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #5,355Dolores6
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 5,535 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 94.9% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #607Kami293
  2. #607Noemi293
  3. #609Sharonda291
  4. #610Dolores290
  5. #610Corey290
  6. #612Edna289
  7. #613Natalia288
  8. #613Olga288

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

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

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 286,923 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 24.3% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #4,842Zebulah7
  2. #4,842Zeus7
  3. #4,842Zoltan7
  4. #5,355Dolores6
  5. #5,355Aasim6
  6. #5,355Abdallah6
  7. #5,355Abdula6
  8. #6,056Aakash5
  9. #6,056Aarn5
  10. #6,056Aaryn5

Tied with 700 names at #5,355; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

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

See the top 100 for 1979 →