Is Dolores a boy or girl name?
Dolores is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 50 girls and 0 boys were named Dolores, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 212,704 US babies named Dolores were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,175
- Babies named Dolores since 1880
- 212,704
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 12,919 babies
Boys and girls named Dolores, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 144 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 407 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,468 | 100% |
| 1910s | 82 | 10,781 | 99.2% |
| 1920s | 310 | 51,988 | 99.4% |
| 1930s | 457 | 77,137 | 99.4% |
| 1940s | 231 | 33,099 | 99.3% |
| 1950s | 127 | 18,305 | 99.3% |
| 1960s | 79 | 9,629 | 99.2% |
| 1970s | 34 | 3,594 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 11 | 2,130 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 5 | 1,291 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 687 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 401 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 307 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,175 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,591 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,367 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,966 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,935 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,683 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,870 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,257 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,245 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,323 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,671 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,944 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,068 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,796 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,422 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,890 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,863 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,937 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,213 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,279 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,598 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,588 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,051 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,891 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,926 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,832 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,570 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,555 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,299 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,331 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,332 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,125 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,780 | 144 | #1,208 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,251 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,038 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,228 | 182 | #959 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,073 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 192 | #882 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 174 | #922 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 199 | #820 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 177 | #864 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 218 | #748 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 280 | #639 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 282 | #632 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,512 | 279 | #655 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,539 | 290 | #611 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 281 | #610 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 295 | #586 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 324 | #540 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,688 | 289 | #572 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 305 | #550 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,792 | 372 | #482 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,169 | 397 | #466 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 478 | #438 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,123 | 563 | #407 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,686 | 586 | #388 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,807 | 594 | #373 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,118 | 678 | #339 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,095 | 771 | #319 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,843 | 828 | #312 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,719 | 1,082 | #274 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,721 | 1,112 | #268 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,553 | 1,273 | #249 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,168 | 1,339 | #235 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,458 | 1,366 | #232 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,137 | 1,419 | #222 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,690 | 1,525 | #210 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,081 | 1,571 | #212 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,027 | 1,660 | #198 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,009 | 1,778 | #190 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,495 | 1,963 | #174 |
| 1953 | 18 | #1,852 | 1,978 | #165 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,410 | 2,044 | #160 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,793 | 2,141 | #149 |
| 1950 | 23 | #1,549 | 2,226 | #139 |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,630 | 2,464 | #130 |
| 1948 | 16 | #1,897 | 2,763 | #119 |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,665 | 3,071 | #111 |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,567 | 3,064 | #104 |
| 1945 | 17 | #1,644 | 2,703 | #103 |
| 1944 | 29 | #1,241 | 3,081 | #92 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,719 | 3,698 | #74 |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,254 | 4,267 | #63 |
| 1941 | 34 | #1,135 | 4,384 | #57 |
| 1940 | 23 | #1,412 | 3,604 | #67 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,203 | 3,980 | #58 |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,132 | 4,809 | #43 |
| 1937 | 39 | #1,024 | 5,568 | #37 |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,076 | 6,417 | #30 |
| 1935 | 56 | #835 | 7,374 | #26 |
| 1934 | 44 | #959 | 7,689 | #26 |
| 1933 | 42 | #983 | 8,022 | #21 |
| 1932 | 53 | #878 | 9,630 | #18 |
| 1931 | 47 | #964 | 10,806 | #14 |
| 1930 | 77 | #713 | 12,842 | #13 |
| 1929 | 54 | #916 | 11,506 | #14 |
| 1928 | 48 | #992 | 9,614 | #20 |
| 1927 | 37 | #1,181 | 6,769 | #34 |
| 1926 | 31 | #1,306 | 5,219 | #49 |
| 1925 | 31 | #1,309 | 4,145 | #64 |
| 1924 | 33 | #1,271 | 3,729 | #75 |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,610 | 3,369 | #83 |
| 1922 | 19 | #1,841 | 2,714 | #104 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,085 | 2,558 | #111 |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,902 | 2,365 | #110 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,547 | 1,911 | #124 |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,022 | 1,835 | #127 |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,765 | 1,562 | #139 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,295 | 1,374 | #146 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,976 | 1,280 | #147 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,494 | 934 | #155 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 706 | #165 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,441 | 522 | #185 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 363 | #196 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 294 | #220 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 220 | #238 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 212 | #233 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 192 | #244 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 183 | #237 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 142 | #277 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 138 | #269 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 114 | #292 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 108 | #304 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 68 | #364 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 91 | #353 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 64 | #366 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 56 | #414 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 48 | #422 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 39 | #463 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 41 | #442 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 54 | #382 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 31 | #490 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 28 | #512 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 25 | #515 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 21 | #572 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 18 | #604 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 30 | #451 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 14 | #614 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 11 | #702 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 11 | #666 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 13 | #592 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 14 | #525 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #606 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 10 | #548 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 13 | #475 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dolores reached #713 in 1930. As a girl name, it reached #13 in 1930. 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 Dolores
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.