Girls' name · since 1916
Dolora
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 87 babies named Dolora, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Dolora sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 87 recorded since 1916.
Dolora has 87 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1962.
- #28,667 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 87 born since 1916
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dolora ranks #28,667 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.
- #28,667 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1916
- 1910s
- peak decade
Dolora's 87 recorded births place it above 60.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dolora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dolora's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dolora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1962
- Peak year (1917)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Dolora by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (40 births, 46% of the file).
1910s was Dolora's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Dolora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
40 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
24 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 40 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Dolora's decade-level peak was the 1910s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dolora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dolora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.