Dolores
Girl name · #2564 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Dolores? In official American birth records, Dolores has been tracked continuously since 1880, giving it 145 years of documented American history.
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: Official national birth records.
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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
How old is the name Dolores?
In official American birth records, the name Dolores first appeared in 1880 (over 145 years ago), when 13 newborn girls received the name. It has over a century of continuous American history.
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: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.