Girls' name · since 1985
Dulse
253 babies named Dulse in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
253 girls have been named Dulse since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dulse recorded 253 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1985 to 2013.
- #17,480 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 253 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dulse ranks #17,480 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 253 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dulse's 253 recorded births place it above 75.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dulse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dulse splits its recorded history at 1999: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dulse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2013
- Peak year (2001)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Dulse by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (127 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Dulse's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Dulse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 127 births (50% of all-time use).
Dulse by state
Where Dulse concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 19.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 6.7% |
48 of 253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dulse's data
- Dulse's decade-level peak was the 2000s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dulses (48 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dulse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1985–2013 (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 Dulse 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.