Recorded 1915–1953 Girls' name Peak 1931 191 births

Doloras — girls' name

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.

1910s231920s741930s621940s261950s6
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Doloras was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

14 babies were named Doloras in 1931 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doloras

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Doloras between 1915 and 1953, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Doloras currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doloras performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Doloras shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doloras in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 191 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Doloras at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

191

Since 1915

39 years of records

Peak year

1931

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1915

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1953

Doloras popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1915

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1931)
14
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
46810121416 19531941193519301926192219171915 6

Doloras by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
74 births that decade — 39% of Doloras's all-time total
1910s231920s741930s621940s261950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doloras?
191 babies have been named Doloras since 1915. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1931 with 14 births.
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?
Doloras has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 39 years of data through 1953.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.