Girls' name · peaked in 2007
Dulce name popularity since 1925
20,326 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dulce. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Dulce is about 19 years old in 2026. Dulce peaked in 2007 as the #264 name for girls, and it ranked #771 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,326
- Named Dulce, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #771
- for girls in 2025 (352 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 20,277 girls · 49 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Dulce made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Dulce births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Dulce both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Dulce became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 15,400 baby girls to 1 in 4,900.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby girls fell by 57%, from 1 in 1,500 to 1 in 3,460.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Dulce's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dulce.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dulce in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 10 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 16 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 23 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 97 | 0 | #4,484 |
| 1960s | 155 | 0 | #3,601 |
| 1970s | 351 | 0 | #2,828 |
| 1980s | 1,148 | 6 | #1,097 |
| 1990s | 3,254 | 26 | #701 |
| 2000s | 8,246 | 17 | #384 |
| 2010s | 4,760 | 0 | #663 |
| 2020–25 | 2,217 | 0 | #771 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
55.5% of babies named Dulce from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Dulce is most popular
The index compares Dulce's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Dulce.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.96× | 954 |
| California | 3.11× | 6,122 |
| Texas | 2.74× | 3,993 |
| Washington | 1.42× | 442 |
| Colorado | 1.39× | 318 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dulce's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dulce.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dulce (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data