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girls' name ★ peaked 1932

Delores

Meaning A female given name from Spanish, variant of Dolores Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,771 Trend → Stable

A female given name from Spanish, variant of Dolores.

Rank 2025
#5,771
among girls · ↑4,716 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Delores
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1932
4,171 babies
All-time total
118,251
#330 all-time among girls
First recorded
1890
in Social Security records

Delores popularity over time

118,251 babies have been named Delores since 1890, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 54 – 54 5 – #734
1900s 278 – 278 28 +415% #536
1910s 2,375 – 2,375 238 +754% #288
1920s 16,462 61 16,523 1,652 +596% #74
1930s 37,603 189 37,792 3,779 +129% #51
1940s 28,504 113 28,617 2,862 -24% #80
1950s 19,363 56 19,419 1,942 -32% #129
1960s 8,459 11 8,470 847 -56% #236
1970s 2,423 – 2,423 242 -71% #469
1980s 1,145 – 1,145 115 -53% #862
1990s 612 – 612 61 -47% #1,623
2000s 259 – 259 26 -58% #3,539
2010s 182 – 182 18 -30% #5,327
2020s (to 2025) 102 – 102 17 -7% #4,902

Where Delores is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 20 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 19 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Delores

Delores is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,771 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1890, 118,251 American babies have been named Delores. Its peak came in 1932, when 4,171 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1930s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Delores stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Delores?

The median living Delores is about 76 years old; half are between 67 and 84. An estimated 57 thousand people named Delores are alive in the United States today.

median 76 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Delores year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 21 #5,771 – –
2024 9 #10,487 – –
2023 27 #4,902 – –
2022 13 #8,154 – –
2021 17 #6,765 – –
2020 15 #7,309 – –
2019 22 #5,658 – –
2018 20 #6,081 – –
2017 15 #7,551 – –
2016 25 #5,327 – –
2015 20 #6,292 – –
2014 15 #7,768 – –
2013 19 #6,539 – –
2012 17 #7,228 – –
2011 15 #7,897 – –
2010 14 #8,388 – –
2009 15 #8,162 – –
2008 22 #6,193 – –
2007 20 #6,629 – –
2006 25 #5,425 – –
2005 29 #4,612 – –
2004 29 #4,629 – –
2003 28 #4,576 – –
2002 22 #5,313 – –
2001 32 #3,965 – –
2000 37 #3,539 – –
1995 43 #2,801 – –
1990 92 #1,623 – –
1985 104 #1,289 – –
1980 178 #862 – –
1975 191 #750 – –
1970 442 #469 – –
1965 733 #333 – –
1960 1,346 #236 – –
1955 1,790 #188 6 #3,587
1950 2,457 #129 11 #2,348
1945 2,445 #112 8 #2,610
1940 2,929 #83 21 #1,483
1935 3,793 #57 15 #1,854
1930 4,098 #66 28 #1,371
1925 1,486 #163 6 #3,841
1920 733 #241 – –
1915 237 #391 – –
1910 50 #587 – –
1905 24 #738 – –
1900 19 #865 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 6 #1,244 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Delores, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Delores?

The median living Delores is about 76 years old. Half of all living Deloress are between 67 and 84 years old.

How many people named Delores are alive today?

An estimated 57 thousand people named Delores are alive in the United States, based on 118,251 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Delores mean?

A female given name from Spanish, variant of Dolores.

How popular is the name Delores in 2025?

Delores ranked #5,771 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Delores?

118,251 babies have been named Delores in the United States since 1890, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Delores most popular?

Delores peaked in 1932, when 4,171 newborns received the name.

Is Delores a boy or girl name?

Delores is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Delores rising or falling?

Delores is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Delores become more popular?

Delores is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 girls named Delores in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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