Dolores
Girl name · #2564 in 2025 · Very rare
Dolores ranks #2564 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 68 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4295, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,471 girls born in 2025 was named Dolores.
The 145-year story
Dolores first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 13 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1930, when 12,842 girls were named Dolores — good for #13 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Dolores per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Dolores in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Dolores is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Dolores will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Dolores is most common
State-level data for Dolores is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Dolores
Statistically, parents drawn to Dolores tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Doris, James, Juanita, Johnnie, and Dorcas.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Dolores | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #2564 |
| 2024 | 50 | #3176 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2588 |
| 2022 | 78 | #2364 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2958 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2931 |
| 2019 | 41 | #3665 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3853 |
| 2017 | 49 | #3247 |
| 2016 | 50 | #3229 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4295 |
| 2014 | 42 | #3652 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3918 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4047 |
| 2011 | 40 | #3781 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4397 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3870 |
| 2008 | 62 | #2855 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2930 |
| 2006 | 87 | #2206 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3257 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2589 |
| 2003 | 62 | #2577 |
| 2002 | 84 | #2046 |
| 2001 | 92 | #1887 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolores a popular girl name?
Dolores ranked #2564 among girls in 2025 with 68 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4295.
When was the name Dolores most popular?
Dolores peaked in 1930, when 12,842 American girls received the name (ranked #13 that year). Since 1930 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Dolores?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,471 newborn American girls was named Dolores. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.