Recorded 1967–1972 Girls' name Peak 1968 105 births

Dulcey — girls' name

105 babies named Dulcey in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s761970s29
1960s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Dulcey was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

57 babies were named Dulcey in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dulcey

The Social Security Administration has registered 105 babies named Dulcey between 1967 and 1972, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dulcey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dulcey performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dulcey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dulcey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dulcey 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 105 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.

Dulcey at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

105

Since 1967

6 years of records

Peak year

1968

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1967

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1972

Dulcey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1967

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1968)
57
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
0204060 197219711970196919681967 5

Dulcey by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
76 births that decade — 72% of Dulcey's all-time total
1960s761970s29

Dulcey by state

Where Dulcey concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dulcey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 4.8%
Michigan share of Dulcey's total US births 4.8%

5 of 105 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dulcey?
105 babies have been named Dulcey since 1967. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1968 with 57 births.
When was Dulcey most popular?
Dulcey was most popular in the 1960s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Dulcey most popular?
The top states for the name Dulcey are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Dulcey been used?
Dulcey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 6 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Dulcey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dulce, Dulcie, Dulcemaria, Dulcinea, 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, 1967–1972 (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.