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
- Peak · girls
- 1930 · 12,842 births
- Debut · girls
- 13 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 211,440since 1880
Dolores over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #2,564 | 68 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,176 | 50 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,588 | 68 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,364 | 78 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,958 | 56 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,931 | 55 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,665 | 41 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,853 | 38 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,247 | 49 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,229 | 50 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,295 | 33 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,652 | 42 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,918 | 38 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,047 | 37 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,781 | 40 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,397 | 33 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,870 | 40 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,855 | 62 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,930 | 61 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,206 | 87 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,257 | 47 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,589 | 64 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,577 | 62 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,046 | 84 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,887 | 92 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,923 | 88 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,828 | 87 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,567 | 105 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,552 | 104 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,296 | 133 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,330 | 124 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,337 | 126 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,120 | 160 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,207 | 144 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #1,248 | 135 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,036 | 173 | — | |
| 1989 | #958 | 182 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #1,073 | 147 | — | |
| 1987 | #882 | 192 | — | |
| 1986 | #922 | 174 | — | |
| 1985 | #819 | 199 | — | |
| 1984 | #862 | 177 | — | |
| 1983 | #748 | 218 | — | |
| 1982 | #639 | 280 | — | |
| 1981 | #632 | 282 | — | |
| 1980 | #655 | 279 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #610 | 290 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #608 | 281 | — | |
| 1977 | #586 | 295 | — | |
| 1976 | #540 | 324 | — | |
| 1975 | #572 | 289 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #550 | 305 | — | |
| 1973 | #481 | 372 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #466 | 397 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #438 | 478 | — | |
| 1970 | #407 | 563 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #388 | 586 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #373 | 594 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #339 | 678 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #319 | 771 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #312 | 828 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #274 | 1,082 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #268 | 1,111 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #249 | 1,274 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #235 | 1,340 | #3,097 | 8 |
| 1960 | #232 | 1,366 | #2,423 | 12 |
| 1959 | #222 | 1,418 | #2,111 | 15 |
| 1958 | #210 | 1,524 | #2,642 | 10 |
| 1957 | #212 | 1,572 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #198 | 1,660 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #190 | 1,778 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #174 | 1,963 | #2,449 | 11 |
| 1953 | #165 | 1,978 | #1,836 | 18 |
| 1952 | #160 | 2,044 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #149 | 2,141 | #1,774 | 18 |
| 1950 | #139 | 2,226 | #1,538 | 23 |
| 1949 | #130 | 2,464 | #1,616 | 21 |
| 1948 | #119 | 2,762 | #1,881 | 16 |
| 1947 | #111 | 3,071 | #1,646 | 21 |
| 1946 | #104 | 3,064 | #1,557 | 21 |
| 1945 | #103 | 2,704 | #1,633 | 17 |
| 1944 | #92 | 3,081 | #1,235 | 29 |
| 1943 | #74 | 3,698 | #1,699 | 18 |
| 1942 | #63 | 4,267 | #1,244 | 31 |
| 1941 | #57 | 4,384 | #1,129 | 34 |
| 1940 | #67 | 3,604 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #58 | 3,980 | #1,194 | 30 |
| 1938 | #43 | 4,809 | #1,125 | 33 |
| 1937 | #37 | 5,568 | #1,016 | 39 |
| 1936 | #30 | 6,417 | #1,068 | 36 |
| 1935 | #26 | 7,375 | #834 | 56 |
| 1934 | #26 | 7,689 | #956 | 44 |
| 1933 | #21 | 8,022 | #980 | 42 |
| 1932 | #18 | 9,630 | #874 | 53 |
| 1931 | #14 | 10,807 | #959 | 47 |
| 1930 | #13 | 12,842 | #710 | 77 |
| 1929 | #14 | 11,508 | #914 | 54 |
| 1928 | #20 | 9,615 | #992 | 48 |
| 1927 | #34 | 6,769 | #1,178 | 37 |
| 1926 | #49 | 5,218 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1925 | #64 | 4,145 | #1,304 | 31 |
| 1924 | #75 | 3,729 | #1,263 | 33 |
| 1923 | #83 | 3,369 | #1,589 | 23 |
| 1922 | #104 | 2,714 | #1,827 | 19 |
| 1921 | #111 | 2,558 | #2,059 | 16 |
| 1920 | #110 | 2,365 | #1,885 | 18 |
| 1919 | #124 | 1,911 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #127 | 1,835 | #1,998 | 16 |
| 1917 | #139 | 1,562 | #1,755 | 18 |
| 1916 | #146 | 1,374 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #147 | 1,280 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #155 | 934 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | #165 | 706 | — | |
| 1912 | #185 | 522 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | #196 | 363 | — | |
| 1910 | #220 | 294 | — | |
| 1909 | #238 | 220 | — | |
| 1908 | #233 | 212 | — | |
| 1907 | #244 | 192 | — | |
| 1906 | #237 | 183 | — | |
| 1905 | #277 | 142 | — | |
| 1904 | #268 | 138 | — | |
| 1903 | #292 | 114 | — | |
| 1902 | #304 | 108 | — | |
| 1901 | #364 | 68 | — | |
| 1900 | #352 | 91 | — | |
| 1899 | #366 | 64 | — | |
| 1898 | #411 | 56 | — | |
| 1897 | #420 | 48 | — | |
| 1896 | #462 | 39 | — | |
| 1895 | #440 | 41 | — | |
| 1894 | #382 | 54 | — | |
| 1893 | #487 | 31 | — | |
| 1892 | #510 | 28 | — | |
| 1891 | #514 | 25 | — | |
| 1890 | #570 | 21 | — | |
| 1889 | #600 | 18 | — | |
| 1888 | #451 | 30 | — | |
| 1887 | #608 | 14 | — | |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 | — | |
| 1885 | #658 | 11 | — | |
| 1884 | #583 | 13 | — | |
| 1883 | #517 | 14 | — | |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 | — | |
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 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#11 · 1 in 80
- New Jersey#32 · 1 in 129
- Texas#34 · 1 in 193
- Pennsylvania#35 · 1 in 142
- Arizona#36 · 1 in 167
Best ever in a state: #4 in Illinois, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #11 | 73 | 1 in 80 |
| New Jersey | #32 | 276 | 1 in 129 |
| Texas | #34 | 347 | 1 in 193 |
| Pennsylvania | #35 | 636 | 1 in 142 |
| Arizona | #36 | 35 | 1 in 167 |
| California | #38 | 330 | 1 in 209 |
| Delaware | #40 | 15 | 1 in 140 |
| Connecticut | #42 | 95 | 1 in 165 |
| New York | #46 | 615 | 1 in 184 |
| Colorado | #50 | 46 | 1 in 215 |
| Illinois | #51 | 287 | 1 in 246 |
| Rhode Island | #53 | 34 | 1 in 171 |
| Maryland | #56 | 77 | 1 in 230 |
| Louisiana | #60 | 105 | 1 in 250 |
| Michigan | #62 | 178 | 1 in 313 |
| Montana | #64 | 17 | 1 in 255 |
| District of Columbia | #65 | 32 | 1 in 269 |
| Vermont | #67 | 11 | 1 in 229 |
| Ohio | #68 | 199 | 1 in 331 |
| New Hampshire | #73 | 17 | 1 in 229 |
| Wisconsin | #74 | 73 | 1 in 387 |
| Oregon | #78 | 25 | 1 in 362 |
| Massachusetts | #80 | 119 | 1 in 318 |
| Maine | #88 | 22 | 1 in 325 |
| Washington | #91 | 37 | 1 in 439 |
| Wyoming | #93 | 5 | 1 in 350 |
| Missouri | #98 | 59 | 1 in 548 |
| Kansas | #101 | 27 | 1 in 517 |
| Florida | #106 | 41 | 1 in 434 |
| Minnesota | #113 | 36 | 1 in 705 |
| Nebraska | #117 | 14 | 1 in 705 |
| Indiana | #124 | 40 | 1 in 799 |
| Iowa | #125 | 27 | 1 in 782 |
| Oklahoma | #130 | 30 | 1 in 680 |
| Virginia | #132 | 48 | 1 in 608 |
| West Virginia | #154 | 24 | 1 in 857 |
| Utah | #158 | 7 | 1 in 860 |
| Arkansas | #173 | 26 | 1 in 784 |
| Tennessee | #180 | 31 | 1 in 1,011 |
| North Dakota | #181 | 5 | 1 in 1,071 |
| Hawaii | #185 | 5 | 1 in 745 |
| Kentucky | #187 | 27 | 1 in 1,086 |
| Georgia | #212 | 31 | 1 in 1,135 |
| North Carolina | #222 | 28 | 1 in 1,497 |
| Alabama | #226 | 27 | 1 in 1,225 |
| South Carolina | #306 | 10 | 1 in 2,380 |
| Mississippi | #422 | 6 | 1 in 4,057 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1930 at #13 (12,842 births)
- Births halved by 1936, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1923–1944
- Top 1,000: 109 yrs · run 1880–1987
- Highest: 1 in 88 girls born in 1930 were named Dolores (1.1%)
- Latest: 1 in 23,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 36.5% of all girls named Dolores (77,139) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 144 | #451 (1888) | #571 |
| 1890s | 407 | #366 (1899) | #456 |
| 1900s | 1,468 | #233 (1908) | #281 |
| 1910s | 10,781 | #124 (1919) | #160 |
| 1920s | 51,990 | #14 (1929) | #66 |
| 1930s | 77,139 | #13 (1930) | #29 |
| 1940s | 33,099 | #57 (1941) | #92 |
| 1950s | 18,304 | #139 (1950) | #182 |
| 1960s | 9,630 | #232 (1960) | #299 |
| 1970s | 3,594 | #407 (1970) | #526 |
| 1980s | 2,130 | #632 (1981) | #819 |
| 1990s | 1,291 | #1,036 (1990) | #1,352 |
| 2000s | 687 | #1,887 (2001) | #2,614 |
| 2010s | 401 | #3,229 (2016) | #3,808 |
| 2020s | 375 | #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 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 317 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 98.8% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 44,554 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 69.2% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,228Verle32
- #1,228Vic32
- #1,228Vivian32
- #1,244Dolores31
- #1,244Allie31
- #1,244Aron31
- #1,244Autry31
- #1,268Acie30
- #1,268Alois30
- #1,268Anson30
Tied with 23 names at #1,244; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.