Dolores is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “sorrows.” In 2024 it was given to 50 girls in the United States.
Dolores belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “sorrows” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Dolores first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #13 in 1930, and in 2024 50 babies received the name — 211,368 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Dolores means “sorrows” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Dolores is a girl name. In 2024, 50 babies received the name in the US.
Dolores comes from the Spanish tradition.
Dolores first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #13 in 1930, and 50 babies were given the name in 2024.
Dolores is pronounced /dəˈlɔː.ɹɪz/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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