Dulce is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “sweet.” In 2024 it was given to 438 girls in the United States.
Dulce belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “sweet” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Dulcie.
In the United States, Dulce first appears in Social Security records in 1914. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #264 in 2007, and in 2024 438 babies received the name — 19,953 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Dulce means “sweet” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Dulce is a girl name. In 2024, 438 babies received the name in the US.
Dulce comes from the Spanish tradition. It is also spelled Dulcie.
Dulce first appears in US records in 1914. Its best-ever ranking was #264 in 2007, and 438 babies were given the name in 2024.
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. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. 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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