How Many People Are Named Delores?
An estimated 43,765 people in the United States have the first name Delores. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Delores peaked in popularity in 1932 with 4,171 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Delores as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Delores paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Delores is overwhelmingly female, 430 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- With an average bearer age of 73, Delores is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
- Delores has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
43,765
About 1 in 7,832 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1932
4,171 births
Total Registered
118,230
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Delores
Delores is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 118,230 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Delores as a male name
Ranked #3,705 in 1964
6 male births in 1964
Peak: 1930 (28 births)
Delores as a female name
Ranked #10,452 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1932 (4,152 births)
Delores: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Delores span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 37,792 babies were registered. Delores has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Delores by Decade
How has Delores tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Delores by State
Birth registrations for Delores span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio. The lowest are in Nevada, Alaska, Rhode Island. On average, about 2,380 Deloress were registered per state.
Delores + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Delores as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Delores
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Delores: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Delores?
We estimate approximately 43,765 people named Delores are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,832 Americans share this first name.
Is Delores a common name?
Delores is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 118,230 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Delores most popular?
Delores reached peak popularity in 1932, when 4,171 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Delores is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Delores a female name?
Delores is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Delores Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Delores Smith, Delores Johnson, Delores Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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