Girls' name · since 1915
Doloras
191 babies named Doloras in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 191
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Doloras is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 191 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Doloras recorded 191 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1953.
- #20,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 191 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doloras ranks #20,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 191 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 191
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Doloras's 191 recorded births place it above 71.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Doloras's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Doloras's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Doloras popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1953
- Peak year (1931)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1953.
191 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1931 with 14 births in a single year.
Doloras by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (74 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Doloras's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Doloras births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s
1920s
74 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 74 births (39% of all-time use).
Doloras decade highlights
- Peak decade 74 births
- Runner-up 62 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Doloras's data
- Doloras's decade-level peak was the 1920s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- 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 Doloras: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1915–1953 (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 Doloras 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.
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