Delores
American respelling of Dolores, Spanish for “sorrows,” from the Marian title María de los Dolores.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Delores first shows up in the national records in 1890. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1928 to 1944. Its biggest year was 1932, when 4,152 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 56 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1934, at No. 51. All told, 118,251 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Deloris (34,781), Delorise (1,311), Delorse (1,142), Deloras (908) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Dolores, Marian
Explore Delores interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 54 | No. 728 |
| 1900s | 278 | No. 535 |
| 1910s | 2,375 | No. 288 |
| 1920s | 16,462 | No. 74 |
| 1930s | 37,603 | No. 51 |
| 1940s | 28,504 | No. 80 |
| 1950s | 19,363 | No. 129 |
| 1960s | 8,459 | No. 236 |
| 1970s | 2,423 | No. 468 |
| 1980s | 1,145 | No. 862 |
| 1990s | 612 | No. 1617 |
| 2000s | 259 | No. 3527 |
| 2010s | 182 | No. 5284 |
| 2020s | 102 | No. 4873 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.