Recorded 1925–1932 Girls' name Peak 1925 14 births

Dulcia — girls' name

14 babies named Dulcia in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s91930s5
1920s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Dulcia was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dulcia in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dulcia

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Dulcia between 1925 and 1932, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dulcia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dulcia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 9 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dulcia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dulcia 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 14 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.

Dulcia at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

14

Since 1925

8 years of records

Peak year

1925

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1925

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1932

Dulcia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1925

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1925)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
45678910 19321925 9

Dulcia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
9 births that decade — 64% of Dulcia's all-time total
1920s91930s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dulcia?
14 babies have been named Dulcia since 1925. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1925 with 9 births.
When was Dulcia most popular?
Dulcia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 9 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Dulcia been used?
Dulcia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 8 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Dulcia?
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, 1925–1932 (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.