Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Dulce

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #771 Trend ↑ Rising 23%

A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Dulcie.

Rank 2025
#771
among girls · ↓107 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
352
named Dulce · -20% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,566
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
1,285 babies
All-time total
20,355
#1,056 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Dulce popularity over time

20,355 babies have been named Dulce since 1914, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 29 – 29 3 – #3,770
1920s 10 – 10 1 -66% #5,040
1930s 16 – 16 2 +60% #4,168
1940s 23 – 23 2 +44% #3,448
1950s 97 – 97 10 +322% #3,157
1960s 155 – 155 16 +60% #2,498
1970s 351 – 351 35 +126% #1,445
1980s 1,148 6 1,154 115 +229% #1,097
1990s 3,254 26 3,280 328 +184% #589
2000s 8,246 17 8,263 826 +152% #264
2010s 4,760 – 4,760 476 -42% #410
2020s (to 2025) 2,217 – 2,217 370 -22% #664

Where Dulce 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 365 0.23 outside top 500
2027 377 0.23 outside top 500
2028 388 0.24 outside top 500
2029 397 0.25 outside top 500
2030 405 0.25 outside top 500

Where Dulce is most popular

Girls named Dulce per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.228 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Dulce born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 51 0.481 +112%
California 359 0.427 +88%
Texas 336 0.418 +84%
Georgia 93 0.409 +80%
New Jersey 69 0.382 +68%
Tennessee 56 0.353 +55%
Oklahoma 25 0.340 +49%
Washington 47 0.325 +43%
Arizona 43 0.306 +35%
North Carolina 57 0.250 +10%
Florida 104 0.243 +7%
Colorado 26 0.233 ≈ national
Illinois 53 0.232 ≈ national
Virginia 36 0.211 -7%
New York 73 0.184 -19%
Connecticut 10 0.172 -24%
Indiana 24 0.171 -25%
Oregon 11 0.169 -26%
Alabama 15 0.160 -30%
Minnesota 17 0.158 -31%
Kentucky 13 0.152 -33%
Nevada 7 0.151 -34%
Idaho 5 0.149 -34%
Massachusetts 16 0.132 -42%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -70%
Ohio 16 0.067 -70%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -76%
Pennsylvania 13 0.055 -76%
Missouri 5 0.041 -82%
Michigan 5 0.027 -88%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Dulce

Dulce is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #771 in 2025 with 352 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 20,355 American babies have been named Dulce. Its peak came in 2007, when 1,285 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Dulce stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dulce?

The median living Dulce is about 18 years old; half are between 13 and 25. An estimated 20 thousand people named Dulce are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Dulce 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 352 #771 – –
2024 438 #664 – –
2023 364 #774 – –
2022 363 #783 – –
2021 329 #838 – –
2020 371 #737 – –
2019 306 #879 – –
2018 293 #917 – –
2017 360 #770 – –
2016 380 #750 – –
2015 430 #663 – –
2014 431 #664 – –
2013 521 #561 – –
2012 509 #575 – –
2011 762 #416 – –
2010 768 #410 – –
2009 943 #346 – –
2008 1,095 #305 – –
2007 1,285 #264 – –
2006 1,221 #269 – –
2005 815 #384 – –
2004 650 #460 5 #11,856
2003 593 #490 6 #9,930
2002 564 #493 6 #9,718
2001 659 #426 – –
2000 421 #601 – –
1995 301 #701 – –
1990 210 #912 – –
1985 132 #1,097 – –
1980 92 #1,366 – –
1975 26 #2,828 – –
1970 12 #4,570 – –
1965 13 #3,601 – –
1960 9 #4,541 – –
1955 8 #4,484 – –
1950 9 #3,753 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 6 #4,168 – –
1925 5 #5,170 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 6 #3,907 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Dulce

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Dulce María Dulce María Mexican singer and actress (born 1985) Contemporary
  2. 2 Dulce Pontes Dulce Pontes Portuguese songwriter and singer (born 1969) Contemporary
  3. 3 Dulce of Aragon Dulce of Aragon Queen of Portugal from 1185 to 1198 1160–1198 · Medieval
  4. 4 Dulce María Loynaz Cuban poet (1902–1997) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Dulce?

The median living Dulce is about 18 years old. Half of all living Dulces are between 13 and 25 years old.

How many people named Dulce are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Dulce are alive in the United States, based on 20,355 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Dulce mean?

A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Dulcie.

How popular is the name Dulce in 2025?

Dulce ranked #771 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 352 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dulce?

20,355 babies have been named Dulce in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dulce most popular?

Dulce peaked in 2007, when 1,285 newborns received the name.

Is Dulce a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Dulce rising or falling?

Dulce has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Dulce become more popular?

Dulce is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 405 girls named Dulce in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Dulce?

Well-known people named Dulce include Dulce María (singer), Dulce Pontes (singer), Dulce of Aragon (companion).

Names like Dulce

Names that sound and feel close to Dulce: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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