Is Delores a boy or girl name?
Delores was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 118,230 US babies named Delores were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,452
- Babies named Delores since 1890
- 118,230
- Most popular year
- 1932
- 4,171 babies
Boys and girls named Delores, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 278 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,375 | 100% |
| 1920s | 61 | 16,462 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 189 | 37,603 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 113 | 28,504 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 56 | 19,363 | 99.7% |
| 1960s | 11 | 8,458 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,424 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,145 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 612 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 259 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 182 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,452 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,901 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,149 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,306 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,651 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,080 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,547 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,324 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,292 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,768 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,539 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,227 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,896 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,387 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,161 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,190 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,629 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,424 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,610 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,629 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,576 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,312 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,965 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,539 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,335 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,244 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,671 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,727 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,800 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,980 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,855 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,819 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,754 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,623 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,773 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,604 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,461 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,488 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,289 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,159 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,179 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 148 | #999 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 157 | #944 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 178 | #862 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 156 | #942 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 168 | #874 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 185 | #813 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 162 | #844 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 191 | #750 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 231 | #660 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 281 | #573 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 269 | #596 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 339 | #541 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 442 | #469 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 454 | #453 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 520 | #409 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 576 | #381 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 700 | #334 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 734 | #332 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,705 | 892 | #308 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,000 | #292 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,194 | 1,046 | #278 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,191 | #259 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,345 | #236 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,376 | #229 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,345 | 1,596 | #204 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,076 | 1,656 | #205 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,845 | #188 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,587 | 1,790 | #188 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,227 | 1,948 | #177 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,512 | 2,172 | #156 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,857 | 2,191 | #152 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,429 | 2,332 | #141 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,348 | 2,457 | #129 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,490 | 2,529 | #126 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,065 | 2,840 | #116 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,451 | 2,965 | #115 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,777 | 2,780 | #115 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,610 | 2,445 | #112 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,905 | 2,756 | #97 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,202 | 2,930 | #99 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,566 | 3,170 | #86 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,524 | 3,160 | #80 |
| 1940 | 21 | #1,483 | 2,929 | #83 |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,656 | 3,018 | #79 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,573 | 3,322 | #75 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,845 | 3,529 | #68 |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,601 | 3,760 | #58 |
| 1935 | 15 | #1,854 | 3,793 | #57 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,568 | 3,991 | #51 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,658 | 3,890 | #52 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,661 | 4,152 | #56 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,599 | 4,050 | #58 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,371 | 4,098 | #66 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,117 | 3,517 | #74 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,069 | 2,810 | #94 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,535 | 2,015 | #128 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,352 | 1,675 | #145 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,841 | 1,486 | #163 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,577 | 1,324 | #174 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 1,181 | #184 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,603 | 911 | #215 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 810 | #229 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 733 | #241 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 486 | #288 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 436 | #305 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 393 | #310 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 271 | #381 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 237 | #391 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 203 | #372 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 113 | #473 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 111 | #448 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 75 | #477 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 50 | #587 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 42 | #595 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 47 | #536 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 33 | #655 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 28 | #692 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 24 | #738 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 28 | #656 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 22 | #716 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 22 | #741 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 13 | #927 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 19 | #865 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 19 | #734 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,283 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,421 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,160 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,197 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,244 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Delores reached #1,371 in 1930. As a girl name, it reached #51 in 1934. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Delores
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.