Dolores
Spanish, from María de los Dolores, “Mary of the Sorrows.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Dolores appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1923 to 1944. Its biggest year was 1930, when 12,842 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 13 nationally. All told, 212,776 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Doloris (1,885) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Mary, Delores, Lola
Explore Dolores interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 144 | No. 451 |
| 1890s | 407 | No. 366 |
| 1900s | 1,468 | No. 233 |
| 1910s | 10,781 | No. 124 |
| 1920s | 51,990 | No. 14 |
| 1930s | 77,139 | No. 13 |
| 1940s | 33,099 | No. 57 |
| 1950s | 18,304 | No. 139 |
| 1960s | 9,630 | No. 232 |
| 1970s | 3,594 | No. 407 |
| 1980s | 2,130 | No. 632 |
| 1990s | 1,291 | No. 1036 |
| 2000s | 687 | No. 1887 |
| 2010s | 401 | No. 3229 |
| 2020s | 375 | No. 2364 |
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.