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Dolores

Girl

Origin of the name

Dolores comes from the Spanish dolores, “sorrows,” in reference to Our Lady of Sorrows.

Short-lived name

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Dolores peaked in 1930, when 1 baby in 173 was given the name. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 2564. 36% of all babies named Dolores since 1880 were born in the 1930s.
211,440births since 1880
1930sgeneration
No. 13rank at its peak, in 1930

Where babies named Dolores are born

1930

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The darker the blue, the more common Dolores is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Dolores is most common in Pennsylvania (2.7 times), New Mexico (2.6) and New Jersey (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Geraldine · Lorraine · Norma · Billie · Delores · June

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