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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedAKMaine: #150 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 640 girlsMEVermont: #156 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 718 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNHWashington: #338 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,588 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: #446 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,294 girlsMNIllinois: #205 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsILWisconsin: #359 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,334 girlsWIMichigan: #262 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,090 girlsMINew York: #169 for girls · 202 births · 1 in 840 girlsNYMassachusetts: #245 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedRIOregon: #338 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,533 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: #379 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,929 girlsIAIndiana: #367 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,362 girlsINOhio: #259 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,943 girlsOHPennsylvania: #159 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 822 girlsPANew Jersey: #109 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 483 girlsNJConnecticut: #197 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsCTCalifornia: #166 for girls · 212 births · 1 in 769 girlsCAUtah: #332 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsUTColorado: #206 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,031 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNEMissouri: #308 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,619 girlsMOKentucky: #302 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,531 girlsKYWest Virginia: #411 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,866 girlsWVVirginia: #299 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,269 girlsVAMaryland: #220 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedDEArizona: #129 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 501 girlsAZNew Mexico: #63 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 240 girlsNMKansas: #263 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsKSArkansas: #285 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,792 girlsARTennessee: #382 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,664 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #384 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,281 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #397 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,356 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #337 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,703 girlsDCOklahoma: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,938 girlsOKLouisiana: #279 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,638 girlsLAMississippi: #468 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,218 girlsMSAlabama: #479 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,498 girlsALGeorgia: #457 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,512 girlsGAHawaii: #229 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 845 girlsHITexas: #118 for girls · 200 births · 1 in 561 girlsTXFlorida: #277 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,758 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#63 · 1 in 240
  2. New Jersey#109 · 1 in 483
  3. Texas#118 · 1 in 561
  4. Arizona#129 · 1 in 501
  5. Maine#150 · 1 in 640

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#63481 in 240
New Jersey#1091191 in 483
Texas#1182001 in 561
Arizona#129281 in 501
Maine#150151 in 640
Vermont#15651 in 718
Pennsylvania#1591411 in 822
California#1662121 in 769
New York#1692021 in 840
Connecticut#197201 in 1,213
Illinois#205851 in 1,250
Colorado#206181 in 1,031
Maryland#220221 in 1,364
Hawaii#22971 in 845
Massachusetts#245241 in 2,233
Ohio#259551 in 1,943
Michigan#262441 in 2,090
Kansas#263121 in 1,754
Florida#277271 in 1,758
Oklahoma#278111 in 1,938
Louisiana#279241 in 1,638
Arkansas#285101 in 1,792
Virginia#299181 in 2,269
Kentucky#302131 in 2,531
Missouri#308171 in 2,619
Utah#33251 in 2,064
District of Columbia#33751 in 2,703
Oregon#33861 in 2,533
Washington#338111 in 2,588
Wisconsin#359101 in 4,334
Indiana#367151 in 3,362
Iowa#37971 in 3,929
Tennessee#382101 in 3,664
North Carolina#384151 in 3,281
South Carolina#39781 in 3,356
West Virginia#41151 in 3,866
Minnesota#44661 in 6,294
Georgia#457101 in 4,512
Mississippi#46861 in 4,218
Alabama#47981 in 4,498
Alaska
Delaware
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Wyoming

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 1958

girls
#210
1,524 births · 1 in 1,320 girls
boys
#2,642
10 births · 1 in 212,241 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #210Dolores1,524

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #2,642Dolores10
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,320 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 97.0% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #207Lydia1,577
  2. #208Geraldine1,565
  3. #209Ramona1,553
  4. #210Dolores1,524
  5. #211Carole1,510
  6. #211Patrice1,510
  7. #213Bernadette1,494
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. 1,133Brigitte#1,904#771
  2. 760Samantha#1,754#994
  3. 709Selena#1,388#679
  4. 672Tambra#1,588#916
  5. 570Bridgette#1,274#704
Fallers
  1. 312Sarita#970#1,282
  2. 311Beryl#910#1,221
  3. 309Sherree#827#1,136
  4. 275Winnie#965#1,240
  5. 236Jacalyn#975#1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 212,241 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 41.3% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #2,506Whit11
  2. #2,506Yosef11
  3. #2,506Zach11
  4. #2,642Dolores10
  5. #2,642Ace10
  6. #2,642Adrien10
  7. #2,642Agostino10
  8. #2,818Alexandro9
  9. #2,818Alferd9
  10. #2,818Alfonzia9

Tied with 175 names at #2,642; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. 742Wayde#1,364#622
  2. 568Maverick#1,364#796
  3. 516Darren#897#381
  4. 435Tobin#1,250#815
  5. 406Dion#928#522
Fallers
  1. 388Claud#957#1,345
  2. 349Ritchie#823#1,172
  3. 333Levon#944#1,277
  4. 320Weston#957#1,277
  5. 297Parker#925#1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958