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Dulce

Girl

Meaning of Dulce: Spanish: 'sweet'

Dulce is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 752nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#752

352 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,355

First recorded 1914 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 98 babies1982: 86 babies1983: 121 babies1984: 117 babies1985: 132 babies1986: 115 babies1987: 126 babies1988: 116 babies1989: 151 babies1990: 210 babies19901991: 362 babies1992: 350 babies1993: 375 babies1994: 391 babies1995: 301 babies1996: 322 babies1997: 326 babies1998: 327 babies1999: 316 babies2000: 421 babies20002001: 659 babies2002: 570 babies2003: 599 babies2004: 655 babies2005: 815 babies2006: 1,221 babies2007: 1,285 babies2008: 1,095 babies2009: 943 babies2010: 768 babies20102011: 762 babies2012: 509 babies2013: 521 babies2014: 431 babies2015: 430 babies2016: 380 babies2017: 360 babies2018: 293 babies2019: 306 babies2020: 371 babies20202021: 329 babies2022: 363 babies2023: 364 babies2024: 438 babies2025: 352 babies
US babies named Dulce per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,285.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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