Delores
Delores was the 5771st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 51st; the most babies were born in 1932 (4,152). Over the last ten years it has moved up 521 places. More babies were named Delores in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Dolores) sorrows (Our Lady of Sorrows) · Spanish, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #5,771 girls, up 1,538 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19324,152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 118,251babies recorded
What does the name Delores mean?
Delores is a spelling of Dolores, pronounced the same way, so it shares Dolores's meaning and origin.
Dolores comes from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, María de los Dolores, 'Mary of the Sorrows', referring to the seven sorrows of Mary; Spanish dolor 'pain, sorrow' comes from Latin dolor. As Wiktionary notes, it was borrowed from Spanish. Like Mercedes and Araceli it began as part of a Marian title. It was common in the US in the 1920s and 1930s.
dolores (Spanish, “sorrows, pains”)dolor (Latin, “pain, sorrow”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Lola, Lolita, Delores, Dolly.
See also: Spanish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Dolores', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'dolor' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Delores popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 430 since 1922.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,771 | 21 |
| 2020 | #7,309 | 15 |
| 2010 | #8,388 | 14 |
| 2000 | #3,539 | 37 |
| 1990 | #1,623 | 92 |
| 1980 | #862 | 178 |
| 1970 | #469 | 442 |
| 1960 | #236 | 1,346 |
| 1950 | #129 | 2,457 |
| 1940 | #83 | 2,929 |
| 1930 | #66 | 4,098 |
| 1920 | #241 | 733 |
| 1910 | #587 | 50 |
| 1900 | #865 | 19 |
| 1890 | #1,244 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Delores, counting every spelling?
Delores is a spelling of Dolores, a name family that had 89 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 89 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolores | 68 | #2,567 | 320 |
| Delores | 21 | #5,771 | 87 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Delores?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Delores (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Delores born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Delores.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Delores?
About 51,000 people born in the US named Delores are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 67 and 83. That makes Delores a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Delores: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Delores, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Delores
What does Delores mean?
Delores is a spelling of Dolores, which means “sorrows (Our Lady of Sorrows)” (Spanish, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Delores?
Delores was the 5771st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1934, when it ranked 51st; the most babies were born in 1932 (4,152). Over the last ten years it has moved up 521 places. More babies were named Delores in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Delores a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Delores in the US.