How Many People Are Named Dulce?
An estimated 19,513 people in the United States have the first name Dulce. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Dulce peaked in popularity in 2007 with 1,285 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dulce 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 Dulce paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,513
About 1 in 17,565 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
1,285 births
Total Registered
20,002
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dulce
Dulce is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20,002 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Dulce as a male name
Ranked #11,855 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1991 (8 births)
Dulce as a female name
Ranked #664 in 2024
438 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (1,285 births)
Dulce: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dulce span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,263 babies were registered. Dulce has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dulce by Decade
How has Dulce 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.
Dulce by State
Birth registrations for Dulce span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Mississippi, Delaware, District of Columbia. On average, about 451 Dulces were registered per state.
Dulce + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dulce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dulce
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Dulce: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dulce?
We estimate approximately 19,513 people named Dulce 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 17,565 Americans share this first name.
Is Dulce a common name?
Dulce is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,002 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dulce most popular?
Dulce reached peak popularity in 2007, when 1,285 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dulce is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dulce a female name?
Dulce is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dulce Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dulce Smith, Dulce Johnson, Dulce 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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