Dulce

#770 for girls in 2025, 352 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2007 · 1,285 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
20,306
since 1914

Dulce over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Dulce has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #264, 2007girls
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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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2025#770352—
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2022#783363—
2021#837329—
2020#737371—
2019#878306—
2018#915293—
2017#770360—
2016#750380—
2015#663430—
2014#664431—
2013#561521—
2012#575509—
2011#416762—
2010#410768—
2009#346943—
2008#3051,095—
2007#2641,285—
2006#2691,221—
2005#384815—
2004#460650#11,3565
2003#490593#9,5816
2002#493564#9,3926
2001#426659—
2000#600421—
1999#718316—
1998#693327—
1997#668326—
1996#678322—
1995#700301—
1994#589384#6,9687
1993#618369#7,6386
1992#649345#8,4355
1991#633354#5,9428
1990#911210—
1989#1,137145#6,9416
1988#1,261116—
1987#1,162126—
1986#1,210115—
1985#1,096132—
1984#1,157117—
1983#1,114121—
1982#1,41786—
1981#1,29498—
1980#1,36392—
1979#1,44284—
1978#2,05046—
1977#2,46335—
1976#2,06042—
1975#2,81126—
1974#2,29034—
1973#3,97115—
1972#2,31132—
1971#2,80125—
1970#4,49212—
1969#3,10219—
1968#2,48225—
1967#2,86819—
1966#3,40014—
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1961#3,46014—
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1957#4,9187—
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five girls were named Dulce! It came in at #3,618, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1917, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Dulce is popular in 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedNHWashington: #357 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsWAIdaho: #361 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,277 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #838 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,853 girlsMNIllinois: #406 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,962 girlsILWisconsin: #603 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,934 girlsWIMichigan: #1,077 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,933 girlsMINew York: #671 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,722 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedRIOregon: #223 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 887 girlsORNevada: #252 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 992 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedIAIndiana: #552 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,756 girlsINOhio: #998 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,471 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #560 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,863 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #211 for girls · 198 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsCAUtah: #508 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,270 girlsUTColorado: #173 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 737 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedMOKentucky: #685 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,671 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedWVVirginia: #811 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,456 girlsVAMaryland: #686 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,476 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedDEArizona: #219 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 957 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedKSArkansas: #347 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsARTennessee: #542 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #474 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,247 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #458 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,879 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedMSAlabama: #479 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsALGeorgia: #338 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,547 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dulce, so not publishedHITexas: #215 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsTXFlorida: #449 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,274 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Colorado#173 · 1 in 737
  2. California#211 · 1 in 1,066
  3. Texas#215 · 1 in 1,050
  4. Arizona#219 · 1 in 957
  5. Oregon#223 · 1 in 887

Best ever in a state: #111 in Arizona, 2006.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Colorado#173311 in 737
California#2111981 in 1,066
Texas#2151521 in 1,050
Arizona#219331 in 957
Oregon#223171 in 887
Nevada#252111 in 992
Georgia#338311 in 1,547
Arkansas#34781 in 1,418
Washington#357201 in 1,516
Idaho#36151 in 1,277
Illinois#406311 in 1,962
Florida#449351 in 2,274
Oklahoma#45891 in 1,879
North Carolina#474201 in 2,247
Alabama#47991 in 2,102
Utah#50881 in 2,270
Tennessee#542111 in 2,667
Indiana#552111 in 2,756
New Jersey#560131 in 2,863
Wisconsin#60381 in 2,934
New York#671251 in 3,722
Kentucky#68551 in 3,671
Maryland#68671 in 3,476
Virginia#81181 in 4,456
Minnesota#83851 in 4,853
Ohio#99881 in 6,471
Michigan#1,07761 in 6,933
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See more about Dulce
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 106 spots since 2024 (#664 → #770)
  • 33 spots since 2020 (#737 → #770)
  • 107 spots since 2015 (#663 → #770)
  • Biggest jump: 278 spots in 1991 (#911 → #633)
  • Biggest drop: 159 spots in 2012 (#416 → #575)
Rise & fade · girls
93 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 2007 at #264 (1,285 births)
  • Births halved by 2012, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 36 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 36 yrs · run 1990–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,496
  • Highest: 1 in 1,496 girls born in 2007 were named Dulce (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,566 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 40.6% of all girls named Dulce (8,246) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s29#3,618 (1914)#4,003
1920s10#4,851 (1926)#4,912
1930s16#4,047 (1930)#4,240
1940s23#3,393 (1949)#4,190
1950s97#3,106 (1953)#3,988
1960s155#2,482 (1968)#3,401
1970s351#1,442 (1979)#2,669
1980s1,148#1,096 (1985)#1,221
1990s3,254#589 (1994)#686
2000s8,246#264 (2007)#404
2010s4,760#410 (2010)#660
2020s2,217#664 (2024)#761

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.

Dulce in 2010

girls
#410
768 births · 1 in 2,315 girls

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #410Dulce768
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 2,315 of them was named Dulce, which outranked 97.9% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dulce
  1. #407Jazlyn785
  2. #408Finley780
  3. #409Holly775
  4. #410Dulce768
  5. #410Melany768
  6. #412Talia766
  7. #413Itzel764
  8. #414Scarlet762

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

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

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

See the top 100 for 2010 →