Recorded 1924–1975 Girls' name Peak 1971 100 births

Dulcy — girls' name

100 babies named Dulcy in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s51940s61950s321960s161970s30
1950s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Dulcy was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

9 babies were named Dulcy in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dulcy

The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Dulcy between 1924 and 1975, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dulcy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dulcy performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Dulcy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dulcy 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 100 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.

Dulcy at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

100

Since 1924

52 years of records

Peak year

1971

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1924

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1975

Dulcy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1924

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
45678910 19751972196919551953195019321924 6

Dulcy by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
32 births that decade — 32% of Dulcy's all-time total
1920s111930s51940s61950s321960s161970s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dulcy?
100 babies have been named Dulcy since 1924. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1971 with 9 births.
When was Dulcy most popular?
Dulcy was most popular in the 1950s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Dulcy been used?
Dulcy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 52 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Dulcy?
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, 1924–1975 (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.