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Dolores

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Dolores was most popular in 1930, when 12,919 American babies were given the name — ranking #25 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,542, with 68 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 212,776 people named Dolores.

Most popular in1930
Rank that year#25
Births that year12,919
Total since 1880212,776

Dolores over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Dolores’s peak in 1930. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Origin

Spanish · "sorrows", for the Virgin Mary

Names that peaked alongside Dolores

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org