Dulce

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

⭐ Famous Dulce

Dulce María

Mexican actress

Choose Dulce and your child shares a first name with Dulce María, a Mexican actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dulce, like who?” Dulce María's Wikipedia article is available in 40 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 4,566 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Dulce, 352 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dulce would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDulce first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2007, when it reached #264.
• 🍂TrendDulce has slipped 33 places over the last five years and now sits at #770. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedDulce is most popular in New Jersey, where it ranks #422, followed by Maryland (#459) and Texas (#511). It's in the top 1,000 in 16 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Dulce means “sweet”. Our records link it to Hispanic, Latin and Mexican roots.
• 🌍OriginDulce is the #10 most popular Hispanic girl name in the US. That's out of 30 Hispanic girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Dulce

Dulce is a girl name of Hispanic, Latin and Mexican origin meaning “sweet”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with D and ending in “-lce”. US birth records list Dulce for girls from 1914 to 2025, in 89 of those 112 years. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked #264 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #770, with 352 babies.

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