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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1934 · 3,991 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 17 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 117,821since 1890
Delores over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 | — | |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,873 | 27 | — | |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | — | |
| 2021 | #6,691 | 17 | — | |
| 2020 | #7,212 | 15 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | — | |
| 2017 | #7,442 | 15 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,284 | 25 | — | |
| 2015 | #6,236 | 20 | — | |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 | — | |
| 2013 | #6,462 | 19 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | — | |
| 2011 | #7,783 | 15 | — | |
| 2010 | #8,271 | 14 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,130 | 22 | — | |
| 2007 | #6,552 | 20 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,383 | 25 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,581 | 29 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,601 | 29 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,536 | 28 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,254 | 22 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,940 | 32 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,527 | 37 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,313 | 38 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,222 | 38 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,659 | 47 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,714 | 45 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,788 | 43 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,972 | 71 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,854 | 77 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,818 | 79 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,752 | 82 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,617 | 92 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,769 | 76 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,600 | 81 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,459 | 89 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,484 | 84 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,287 | 104 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,157 | 117 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,179 | 111 | — | |
| 1982 | #994 | 148 | — | |
| 1981 | #942 | 157 | — | |
| 1980 | #862 | 178 | — | |
| 1979 | #942 | 156 | — | |
| 1978 | #876 | 167 | — | |
| 1977 | #811 | 185 | — | |
| 1976 | #844 | 162 | — | |
| 1975 | #748 | 191 | — | |
| 1974 | #660 | 231 | — | |
| 1973 | #573 | 281 | — | |
| 1972 | #596 | 269 | — | |
| 1971 | #540 | 339 | — | |
| 1970 | #468 | 442 | — | |
| 1969 | #453 | 454 | — | |
| 1968 | #409 | 520 | — | |
| 1967 | #381 | 576 | — | |
| 1966 | #334 | 700 | — | |
| 1965 | #332 | 733 | — | |
| 1964 | #308 | 892 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #292 | 1,001 | — | |
| 1962 | #278 | 1,046 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #259 | 1,191 | — | |
| 1960 | #236 | 1,346 | — | |
| 1959 | #229 | 1,376 | — | |
| 1958 | #204 | 1,596 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #205 | 1,656 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #188 | 1,845 | — | |
| 1955 | #188 | 1,790 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #177 | 1,948 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #156 | 2,172 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #152 | 2,191 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #141 | 2,332 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #129 | 2,457 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1949 | #126 | 2,529 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #116 | 2,840 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #115 | 2,964 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #115 | 2,781 | #1,759 | 17 |
| 1945 | #112 | 2,445 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #97 | 2,756 | #1,890 | 14 |
| 1943 | #99 | 2,929 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #86 | 3,171 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #80 | 3,160 | #2,491 | 9 |
| 1940 | #83 | 2,929 | #1,471 | 21 |
| 1939 | #79 | 3,018 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1938 | #75 | 3,322 | #1,559 | 19 |
| 1937 | #68 | 3,529 | #1,828 | 15 |
| 1936 | #58 | 3,760 | #1,587 | 18 |
| 1935 | #57 | 3,793 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #51 | 3,991 | #1,551 | 20 |
| 1933 | #52 | 3,890 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | #56 | 4,152 | #1,651 | 19 |
| 1931 | #58 | 4,050 | #1,589 | 20 |
| 1930 | #66 | 4,098 | #1,368 | 28 |
| 1929 | #74 | 3,517 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #94 | 2,810 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1927 | #128 | 2,015 | #3,451 | 7 |
| 1926 | #145 | 1,675 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #163 | 1,486 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #174 | 1,324 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #184 | 1,181 | — | |
| 1922 | #215 | 911 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #229 | 810 | — | |
| 1920 | #241 | 733 | — | |
| 1919 | #288 | 486 | — | |
| 1918 | #305 | 436 | — | |
| 1917 | #310 | 393 | — | |
| 1916 | #381 | 271 | — | |
| 1915 | #391 | 237 | — | |
| 1914 | #372 | 203 | — | |
| 1913 | #472 | 113 | — | |
| 1912 | #447 | 111 | — | |
| 1911 | #477 | 75 | — | |
| 1910 | #584 | 50 | — | |
| 1909 | #594 | 42 | — | |
| 1908 | #535 | 47 | — | |
| 1907 | #649 | 33 | — | |
| 1906 | #689 | 28 | — | |
| 1905 | #734 | 24 | — | |
| 1904 | #653 | 28 | — | |
| 1903 | #712 | 22 | — | |
| 1902 | #734 | 22 | — | |
| 1901 | #918 | 13 | — | |
| 1900 | #860 | 19 | — | |
| 1899 | #728 | 19 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,263 | 8 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,171 | 7 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#298 · 1 in 1,966
- South Carolina#439 · 1 in 2,842
- Missouri#502 · 1 in 4,379
- North Carolina#503 · 1 in 4,046
- Ohio#517 · 1 in 4,925
Best ever in a state: #4 in North Dakota, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #298 | 6 | 1 in 1,966 |
| South Carolina | #439 | 6 | 1 in 2,842 |
| Missouri | #502 | 7 | 1 in 4,379 |
| North Carolina | #503 | 8 | 1 in 4,046 |
| Ohio | #517 | 14 | 1 in 4,925 |
| Georgia | #602 | 7 | 1 in 4,607 |
| Michigan | #645 | 9 | 1 in 6,394 |
| Indiana | #655 | 5 | 1 in 6,959 |
| Louisiana | #669 | 6 | 1 in 4,586 |
| Pennsylvania | #737 | 8 | 1 in 8,250 |
| Florida | #759 | 7 | 1 in 6,289 |
| Illinois | #894 | 8 | 1 in 8,863 |
| New York | #936 | 11 | 1 in 8,939 |
| Texas | #1,202 | 8 | 1 in 12,924 |
| California | #1,277 | 11 | 1 in 13,939 |
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 54 | #728 (1899) | #1,149 |
| 1900s | 278 | #535 (1908) | #708 |
| 1910s | 2,375 | #288 (1919) | #403 |
| 1920s | 16,462 | #74 (1929) | #165 |
| 1930s | 37,603 | #51 (1934) | #62 |
| 1940s | 28,504 | #80 (1941) | #103 |
| 1950s | 19,363 | #129 (1950) | #177 |
| 1960s | 8,459 | #236 (1960) | #328 |
| 1970s | 2,423 | #468 (1970) | #706 |
| 1980s | 1,145 | #862 (1980) | #1,273 |
| 1990s | 612 | #1,617 (1990) | #2,371 |
| 2000s | 259 | #3,527 (2000) | #5,256 |
| 2010s | 182 | #5,284 (2016) | #6,788 |
| 2020s | 102 | #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 1978
girls
#876
167 births · 1 in 9,173 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 9,173 of them was named Delores, which outranked 92.4% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Delores
- #873Keli168
- #873Rosanna168
- #873Sandi168
- #876Delores167
- #876Aurora167
- #876Felecia167
- #876Rae167
- #883Juliana166
- #883Tamera166
- #885Anissa165
Tied with 6 names at #876; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.