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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #13, 1930girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMNIllinois: #451 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,192 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedWIMichigan: #690 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,360 girlsMINew York: #488 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,445 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedINOhio: #733 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,781 girlsOHPennsylvania: #447 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,753 girlsPANew Jersey: #511 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,819 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #277 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 1,422 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedUTColorado: #386 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,236 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedWVVirginia: #575 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,614 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedDEArizona: #265 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsAZNew Mexico: #161 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 621 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedHITexas: #206 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 973 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Dolores, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#161 · 1 in 621
  2. Texas#206 · 1 in 973
  3. Arizona#265 · 1 in 1,232
  4. California#277 · 1 in 1,422
  5. Colorado#386 · 1 in 2,236

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#161121 in 621
Texas#206971 in 973
Arizona#265121 in 1,232
California#277921 in 1,422
Colorado#38671 in 2,236
Pennsylvania#447181 in 3,753
Illinois#451221 in 3,192
New York#488301 in 3,445
New Jersey#511101 in 3,819
Virginia#57551 in 5,614
Michigan#69081 in 7,360
Ohio#73381 in 8,781
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District of Columbia
Florida
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Hawaii
Idaho
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Kansas
Kentucky
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Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
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North Carolina
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Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
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 1973

girls
#481
372 births · 1 in 3,920 girls
boys
#3,694
8 births · 1 in 194,822 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #481Dolores372

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #3,694Dolores8
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 3,920 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 95.1% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #478Hilary375
  2. #478Lakisha375
  3. #480Elisabeth373
  4. #481Dolores372
  5. #481Alissa372
  6. #483Jeannine371
  7. #483Nadine371
  8. #485Demetria370

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 4,091Cicely#4,793#702
  2. 2,295Aubrey#3,177#882
  3. 1,847Nyree#2,680#833
  4. 1,533Danyell#2,523#990
  5. 1,496Vonetta#2,311#815
Fallers
  1. 1,814Camisha#815#2,629
  2. 470Andra#904#1,374
  3. 416Cherilyn#823#1,239
  4. 284Keena#848#1,132
  5. 281Nicolle#734#1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 194,822 of them was named Dolores, which outranked 37.1% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dolores
  1. #3,445Yvonne9
  2. #3,445Zenon9
  3. #3,445Zoran9
  4. #3,694Dolores8
  5. #3,694Abayomi8
  6. #3,694Adarryll8
  7. #3,694Adin8
  8. #4,054Aaran7
  9. #4,054Abron7
  10. #4,054Adair7

Tied with 359 names at #3,694; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 2,348Vashon#3,152#804
  2. 1,405Jory#2,158#753
  3. 348Pernell#1,262#914
  4. 345Enoch#1,307#962
  5. 273Tarik#1,177#904
Fallers
  1. 669Jabbar#917#1,586
  2. 361Wes#993#1,354
  3. 326Paris#797#1,123
  4. 284Christophe#984#1,268
  5. 272Bennett#851#1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973