The first name Delores
A girl’s name from Spanish.
Pronounced /dɪˈlɔːɹɪz/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
A female given name from Spanish, variant of Dolores.
A form of Dolores.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Delores last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 5 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Delores with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Delores at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 21 girls born in the United States were named Delores, the 5,771st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1932, when 4,152 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Delores
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Delores TaylorAmerican actress, 1932–2018
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Delores?
- Delores comes from Spanish.
- How popular is the name Delores?
- In 2015, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Delores, ranking 4,103rd.
- Is Delores a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 118,251 US babies named Delores since 1880 were girls.
- When was Delores most popular?
- 1932 in the United States, when 4,152 babies were named Delores, its highest rank at 56th.
- How do you pronounce Delores?
- Delores is /dɪˈlɔːɹɪz/, 3 syllables.
- What name is Delores a form of?
- Delores is a form of Dolores.