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
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Doloras's 191 recorded births place it above 71.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1931)
14
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
46810121416 19151921192519291933193919481953 6

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 74 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doloras?
Doloras has been given to 191 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,288 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1953. 14 babies were born in 1931, its single highest year.
Where does Doloras sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Doloras ranks #20,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Doloras most popular?
Doloras was most popular in the 1920s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Doloras been used?
The SSA has tracked Doloras since 1915 -- 39 years through the most recent 1953 data.
What names are similar to Doloras?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dolores, Dolly, Dollie, Doloris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Doloras

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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.

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.