# Dulcie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dulcie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “sweet” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,647 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,647 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,421, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) in the 19th century, probably inspired by earlier names like Dowsabel and Spanish Dulcinea.

## What it means

Dulcie is grouped under honey.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9 | 11,867 |
| 2009 | 5 | 18,077 |
| 2010 | 5 | 17,770 |
| 2011 | 5 | 17,526 |
| 2012 | 5 | 17,608 |
| 2013 | 5 | 17,279 |
| 2015 | 9 | 11,152 |
| 2016 | 7 | 13,298 |
| 2017 | 8 | 11,955 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11,647 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12,498 |
| 2021 | 5 | 15,895 |
| 2022 | 5 | 15,962 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11,378 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11,193 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 60 | 658 |
| 2012 | 56 | 722 |
| 2013 | 62 | 652 |
| 2014 | 60 | 663 |
| 2015 | 50 | 775 |
| 2016 | 72 | 585 |
| 2017 | 53 | 753 |
| 2018 | 50 | 767 |
| 2019 | 35 | 996 |
| 2020 | 47 | 771 |
| 2021 | 65 | 594 |
| 2022 | 36 | 963 |
| 2023 | 54 | 671 |
| 2024 | 72 | 539 |
| 2025 | 86 | 463 |

## People named Dulcie

- Dulcie Gray, Actress, singer, writer (1915-2011)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.