Girls' name · since 1987

Dulcemaria

732 babies named Dulcemaria in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,257 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,356 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
732
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Dulcemaria is the #10356 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 732 recorded since 1987.

Social Security Administration records show Dulcemaria recorded 732 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #10356 nationally today, ahead of 40% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.

  • #9,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,356 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 732 born since 1987
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dulcemaria ranks #9,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,356 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 732 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.

#9,257 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,356 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
732
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%40.1%
Dulcemaria vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Dulcemaria's 732 recorded births place it above 87.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Dulcemaria compares

732 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Dulcemaria's all-time total is 95% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dulcemaria Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 732 376 567,345
Peak-year births 64 21 19,840

Dulcemaria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Dulcemaria splits its recorded history at 2011: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 64 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Dulcemaria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
64
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
020406080 198719972004200820122016202020242025 9

Dulcemaria by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (316 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Dulcemaria's strongest decade.

316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Dulcemaria births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 316 births (43% of all-time use).

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

How Dulcemaria compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dulcemaria's total volume

Dulcemaria vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -34, 5.1%-101, 3.4%-146, 2.7%-82, 3.8%-67, 5.2%-45, 6.8%-35, 5.9%-43, 10.5%-132, 2.9%-41, 6.3%-44, 5.3%-54, 4.5%-29, 8.8%-28, 6.2%-52, 4%Dulcemaria-39, 8.7%Dulcemaria
Dulcemaria vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Dulcemaria by state

Where Dulcemaria concentrates geographically, total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Dulcemaria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
201 27.5%
#2 Texas
71 9.7%
California share of Dulcemaria's total US births 27.5%
Even split

201 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dulcemaria?
732 babies have been named Dulcemaria since 1987. All-time, it sits at #9,257 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #10,356 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 64 births.
Where does Dulcemaria sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dulcemaria ranks #9,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,356 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dulcemaria most popular?
Dulcemaria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 316 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Dulcemaria most popular?
The top states for the name Dulcemaria are California (201 births), Texas (71 births).
How long has the name Dulcemaria been used?
The SSA has tracked Dulcemaria since 1987 -- 39 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Dulcemaria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dulce, Dulcie, Dulcinea, Dulse, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Dulcemaria's data

  • Dulcemaria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (316 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Dulcemarias (201 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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 Dulcemaria: 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, 1987–2025 (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 Dulcemaria 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.