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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #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 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedAKMaine: #173 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 817 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNHWashington: #111 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 493 girlsWAIdaho: #165 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 720 girlsIDMontana: #182 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #113 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 441 girlsNDMinnesota: #75 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 285 girlsMNIllinois: #120 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 557 girlsILWisconsin: #64 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 240 girlsWIMichigan: #120 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 556 girlsMINew York: #157 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 839 girlsNYMassachusetts: #200 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,848 girlsMARhode Island: #124 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 618 girlsRIOregon: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 810 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #156 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 730 girlsSDIowa: #102 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 460 girlsIAIndiana: #110 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 565 girlsINOhio: #74 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 345 girlsOHPennsylvania: #107 for girls · 172 births · 1 in 519 girlsPANew Jersey: #126 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 668 girlsNJConnecticut: #205 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,634 girlsCTCalifornia: #71 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 292 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedCONebraska: #117 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 536 girlsNEMissouri: #137 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 641 girlsMOKentucky: #220 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsKYWest Virginia: #225 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,381 girlsWVVirginia: #364 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,045 girlsVAMaryland: #98 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 482 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedDEArizona: #27 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 124 girlsAZNew Mexico: #70 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 231 girlsNMKansas: #157 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 822 girlsKSArkansas: #377 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,732 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #509 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,107 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #235 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,310 girlsOKLouisiana: #206 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 933 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMSAlabama: #299 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,155 girlsALGeorgia: #424 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,478 girlsGAHawaii: #101 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 324 girlsHITexas: #195 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 901 girlsTXFlorida: #178 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 868 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#27 · 1 in 124
  2. Wisconsin#64 · 1 in 240
  3. New Mexico#70 · 1 in 231
  4. California#71 · 1 in 292
  5. Ohio#74 · 1 in 345

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#27191 in 124
Wisconsin#64981 in 240
New Mexico#70131 in 231
California#71671 in 292
Ohio#741391 in 345
Minnesota#75761 in 285
Maryland#98251 in 482
Hawaii#10171 in 324
Iowa#102451 in 460
Pennsylvania#1071721 in 519
Indiana#110421 in 565
Washington#111171 in 493
North Dakota#113171 in 441
Nebraska#117211 in 536
Illinois#1201041 in 557
Michigan#120581 in 556
Rhode Island#12481 in 618
New Jersey#126431 in 668
Missouri#137451 in 641
South Dakota#15681 in 730
Kansas#157181 in 822
New York#1571121 in 839
Idaho#16551 in 720
Oregon#16661 in 810
Maine#17371 in 817
Florida#178101 in 868
Montana#18251 in 1,024
Texas#195501 in 901
Massachusetts#200181 in 1,848
Connecticut#20581 in 1,634
Louisiana#206191 in 933
Kentucky#220181 in 1,336
West Virginia#225111 in 1,381
Oklahoma#235141 in 1,310
Alabama#299121 in 2,155
Virginia#36461 in 4,045
Arkansas#37761 in 2,732
Georgia#42471 in 4,478
North Carolina#50951 in 6,107
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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 1916

girls
#146
1,374 births · 1 in 760 girls
boys
#2,259
12 births · 1 in 74,173 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #146Dolores1,374

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #2,259Dolores12
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 760 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 97.2% of the 5,161 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. #143Lottie1,389
  2. #144Caroline1,385
  3. #145Erma1,378
  4. #146Dolores1,374
  5. #147Lola1,372
  6. #148Winifred1,365
  7. #149Irma1,353
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

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

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 74,173 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 50.2% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #2,152Willmer13
  2. #2,152Ygnacio13
  3. #2,152York13
  4. #2,259Dolores12
  5. #2,259Abbie12
  6. #2,259Adrain12
  7. #2,259Agustus12
  8. #2,389Addis11
  9. #2,389Adell11
  10. #2,389Algernon11

Tied with 129 names at #2,259; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

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

See the top 100 for 1916 →