Is Dulcie a boy or girl name?

Dulcie is a girl’s name. Of the 1,647 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Dulcie

Recorded 1885–2025 · United States

Dulcie was most popular in 1968, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,903 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,647 people named Dulcie.

Dulcie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dulcie’s peak in 1968. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dulcie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dulcie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,647 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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