The first name Dulcie
A girl’s name from Latin meaning “sweet”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
Dulcie means “sweet” in Latin.
From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) in the 19th century, probably inspired by earlier names like Dowsabel and Spanish Dulcinea.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 86 girls were named Dulcie, making it the 463rd most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dulcie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Dulcie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Dulcie, the 11,193rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1968, when 41 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 Dulcie
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Dulcie GrayActress, singer, writer (1915-2011)
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Questions
- What does the name Dulcie mean?
- Dulcie means “sweet” in Latin.
- What is the origin of the name Dulcie?
- From Latin dulcis (“sweet”) in the 19th century, probably inspired by earlier names like Dowsabel and Spanish Dulcinea.
- How popular is the name Dulcie?
- In 2025, 86 girls born in England and Wales were named Dulcie, ranking 463rd.
- Is Dulcie a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,647 US babies named Dulcie since 1880 were girls.
- When was Dulcie most popular?
- 1968 in the United States, when 41 babies were named Dulcie, its highest rank at 1,862nd.