Dolores

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A few things about Dolores you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dolores

Dolores O'Riordan

Irish musician (1971–2018)

Choose Dolores and your child shares a first name with Dolores O'Riordan, an Irish musician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dolores, like who?” Dolores O'Riordan's Wikipedia article is available in 74 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Bart Notermans from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 23,641 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Dolores, 68 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dolores would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDolores has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Doloress, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1930, when it ranked #13. Today it's #2,564, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendDolores has climbed 367 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,564. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Dolores means “sorrows”.

About the name Dolores

Dolores is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “sorrows”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-res”. US birth records list Dolores for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked #13 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,564, with 68 babies.

Origin:Spanish names