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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedAKMaine: #207 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,165 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNHWashington: #357 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,328 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: #453 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,921 girlsMNIllinois: #265 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsILWisconsin: #395 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,532 girlsWIMichigan: #286 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,107 girlsMINew York: #227 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 1,237 girlsNYMassachusetts: #272 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #372 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,620 girlsIAIndiana: #376 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,364 girlsINOhio: #303 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,337 girlsOHPennsylvania: #185 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsPANew Jersey: #178 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 943 girlsNJConnecticut: #366 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,471 girlsCTCalifornia: #180 for girls · 194 births · 1 in 897 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedUTColorado: #263 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,347 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNEMissouri: #395 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,734 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #305 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,162 girlsWVVirginia: #308 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,211 girlsVAMaryland: #402 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,733 girlsMDDelaware: #142 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 629 girlsDEArizona: #158 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 579 girlsAZNew Mexico: #70 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 250 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedARTennessee: #537 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,790 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #397 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,566 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #429 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,531 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #278 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,604 girlsDCOklahoma: #244 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,342 girlsOKLouisiana: #503 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,016 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMSAlabama: #506 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,582 girlsALGeorgia: #572 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,231 girlsGAHawaii: #287 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsHITexas: #187 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 831 girlsTXFlorida: #315 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,941 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#70 · 1 in 250
  2. Delaware#142 · 1 in 629
  3. Arizona#158 · 1 in 579
  4. New Jersey#178 · 1 in 943
  5. California#180 · 1 in 897

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#70441 in 250
Delaware#14271 in 629
Arizona#158261 in 579
New Jersey#178611 in 943
California#1801941 in 897
Pennsylvania#185981 in 1,039
Texas#1871291 in 831
Maine#20781 in 1,165
New York#2271321 in 1,237
Oklahoma#244151 in 1,342
Colorado#263141 in 1,347
Illinois#265581 in 1,709
Massachusetts#272241 in 2,156
District of Columbia#27881 in 1,604
Michigan#286381 in 2,107
Hawaii#28751 in 1,217
Ohio#303411 in 2,337
West Virginia#30571 in 2,162
Virginia#308181 in 2,211
Florida#315251 in 1,941
Washington#357111 in 2,328
Connecticut#36671 in 3,471
Iowa#37271 in 3,620
Indiana#376141 in 3,364
Missouri#395111 in 3,734
Wisconsin#39591 in 4,532
North Carolina#397131 in 3,566
Maryland#40281 in 3,733
South Carolina#42971 in 3,531
Minnesota#45361 in 5,921
Louisiana#50391 in 4,016
Alabama#50671 in 4,582
Tennessee#53761 in 5,790
Georgia#57271 in 6,231
Alaska
Arkansas
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
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 1963

girls
#268
1,111 births · 1 in 1,735 girls
boys
#2,673
10 births · 1 in 203,108 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #268Dolores1,111

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #2,673Dolores10
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 1,735 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 96.5% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #264Jessica1,120
  2. #264Kellie1,120
  3. #267Debora1,118
  4. #268Dolores1,111
  5. #269Emily1,108
  6. #269Gayle1,108
  7. #271Maryann1,107
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. 631Zena#1,323#692
  2. 623Zina#992#369
  3. 540Trisha#1,020#480
  4. 457Shirl#1,304#847
  5. 396Glynis#992#596
Fallers
  1. 1,195Marnita#727#1,922
  2. 255Velvet#623#878
  3. 235Delphine#904#1,139
  4. 224Rosita#934#1,158
  5. 197Lindy#885#1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 203,108 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 42.2% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #2,539Zebedee11
  2. #2,539Zev11
  3. #2,539Zollie11
  4. #2,673Dolores10
  5. #2,673Aldon10
  6. #2,673Alexandro10
  7. #2,673Ancil10
  8. #2,858Adelbert9
  9. #2,858Adonis9
  10. #2,858Adriano9

Tied with 184 names at #2,673; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. 1,551Tal#2,364#813
  2. 1,141Jaimie#1,962#821
  3. 540Stoney#1,038#498
  4. 364Pamela#1,311#947
  5. 331Giovanni#1,242#911
Fallers
  1. 324Olin#871#1,195
  2. 295Enoch#984#1,279
  3. 285Rand#953#1,238
  4. 283Vernell#996#1,279
  5. 269Bentley#926#1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963