Girls' name · since 1925
Dulcia
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 14 babies named Dulcia, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #50,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14
- born since 1925
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dulcia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 14 recorded since 1925.
Dulcia has 14 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1932.
- #50,479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 14 born since 1925
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dulcia ranks #50,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1925, peaking in the 1920s.
- #50,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 14
- born since 1925
- 1920s
- peak decade
Dulcia's 14 recorded births place it above 29.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dulcia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dulcia's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dulcia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1932
- Peak year (1925)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Dulcia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (9 births, 64% of the file).
1920s was Dulcia's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Dulcia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
9 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 9 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Dulcia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (9 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dulcia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
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, 1925–1932 (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 Dulcia 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.