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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #130 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 450 girlsAKMaine: #156 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 745 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #156 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 893 girlsNHWashington: #329 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,603 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: #297 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,089 girlsMNIllinois: #230 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,639 girlsILWisconsin: #291 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,798 girlsWIMichigan: #234 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,808 girlsMINew York: #173 for girls · 184 births · 1 in 895 girlsNYMassachusetts: #174 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,235 girlsMARhode Island: #130 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 764 girlsRIOregon: #336 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,688 girlsORNevada: 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: #439 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,658 girlsIAIndiana: #340 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,366 girlsINOhio: #261 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 2,147 girlsOHPennsylvania: #137 for girls · 187 births · 1 in 619 girlsPANew Jersey: #112 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 520 girlsNJConnecticut: #220 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,682 girlsCTCalifornia: #141 for girls · 241 births · 1 in 649 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedUTColorado: #130 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 551 girlsCONebraska: #245 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,607 girlsNEMissouri: #272 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,357 girlsMOKentucky: #399 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,193 girlsKYWest Virginia: #254 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsWVVirginia: #238 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,531 girlsVAMaryland: #173 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 982 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedDEArizona: #105 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 404 girlsAZNew Mexico: #47 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 193 girlsNMKansas: #259 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,695 girlsKSArkansas: #350 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,697 girlsARTennessee: #406 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,266 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #388 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,698 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #363 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,893 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #241 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsDCOklahoma: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,787 girlsOKLouisiana: #240 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,358 girlsLAMississippi: #399 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,350 girlsMSAlabama: #494 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,236 girlsALGeorgia: #391 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,593 girlsGAHawaii: #255 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsHITexas: #111 for girls · 225 births · 1 in 510 girlsTXFlorida: #324 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,389 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#47 · 1 in 193
  2. Arizona#105 · 1 in 404
  3. Texas#111 · 1 in 510
  4. New Jersey#112 · 1 in 520
  5. Alaska#130 · 1 in 450

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#47571 in 193
Arizona#105321 in 404
Texas#1112251 in 510
New Jersey#1121061 in 520
Alaska#13061 in 450
Colorado#130341 in 551
Rhode Island#130111 in 764
Pennsylvania#1371871 in 619
California#1412411 in 649
Maine#156131 in 745
New Hampshire#15661 in 893
Maryland#173301 in 982
New York#1731841 in 895
Massachusetts#174421 in 1,235
Connecticut#220141 in 1,682
Illinois#230641 in 1,639
Michigan#234521 in 1,808
Virginia#238271 in 1,531
Louisiana#240291 in 1,358
District of Columbia#24191 in 1,502
Nebraska#24591 in 1,607
West Virginia#254111 in 1,810
Hawaii#25561 in 1,048
Kansas#259131 in 1,695
Ohio#261501 in 2,147
Missouri#272191 in 2,357
Wisconsin#291151 in 2,798
Minnesota#297121 in 3,089
Florida#324181 in 2,389
Washington#329111 in 2,603
Oregon#33661 in 2,688
Indiana#340151 in 3,366
Arkansas#35071 in 2,697
Oklahoma#35381 in 2,787
South Carolina#363101 in 2,893
North Carolina#388141 in 3,698
Georgia#391131 in 3,593
Kentucky#39981 in 4,193
Mississippi#39981 in 3,350
Tennessee#40691 in 4,266
Iowa#43951 in 5,658
Alabama#49471 in 5,236
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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 1956

girls
#198
1,660 births · 1 in 1,209 girls
boys
#2,969
8 births · 1 in 264,413 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #198Dolores1,660

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #2,969Dolores8
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 1,209 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 97.1% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #195Sheri1,716
  2. #196Shelley1,681
  3. #197Rachel1,672
  4. #198Dolores1,660
  5. #199Ramona1,643
  6. #200Mildred1,636
  7. #201Lillian1,631
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 264,413 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 33.4% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #2,798Wray9
  2. #2,798Yogi9
  3. #2,798Zeke9
  4. #2,969Dolores8
  5. #2,969Abelino8
  6. #2,969Agustine8
  7. #2,969Ahmed8
  8. #3,216Abron7
  9. #3,216Adelbert7
  10. #3,216Admiral7

Tied with 246 names at #2,969; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,847Jace#2,764 → #917
  2. ↑ 678Rich#1,572 → #894
  3. ↑ 590Broderick#1,273 → #683
  4. ↑ 559Elvis#921 → #362
  5. ↑ 513Tracey#1,419 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Adolphus#906 → #1,257
  2. ↓ 336Randolf#949 → #1,285
  3. ↓ 279Cordell#792 → #1,071
  4. ↓ 272Rudolfo#885 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 269Aurelio#949 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →