Dolores

“Sorrows, pains” — Spanish origin

Girl's name · #2567 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Dolores belongs to an older America first — it reached #13 back in 1930 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2567. About 211,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Dolly is a short form of Dolores.

Around the world: about 1 in 18,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Doloreses

Dolores O'Riordan — Irish musician (1971–2018)
Dolores Ibárruri — Spanish Republican leader of the Spanish Civil War and communist politician (1895-1989)
Dolores del Río — Mexican actress (1904–1983)
Dolores Costello — American actress (1903–1979)
Dolores Hart — American Roman Catholic religious nun, and former actress

In stories & tradition

Dolores Umbridge — Harry Potter · Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Dolores Abernathy — Westworld
Dolores the Elephant — Another Life

What Doloreses become

Among 450 notable people named Dolores:

Political leaders appear 1.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dolores Ibárruri, Spanish Republican leader of the Spanish Civil War and communist politician (1895-1989).

Similar names: Lola · Juanita · Dorothea · Estela · Lourdes · Josefina

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