Dulce
Spanish for sweet, from Latin dulcis, and used in Spain and Latin America as a short form of Dulce Nombre de Maria, sweet name of Mary.
Dulce in 2025
Dulce was given to 352 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,503rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,419 babies born.
The history of Dulce
Dulce reached its highest point in 2007, when 1,285 babies were given the name, ranking 537th that year.
Across the 112 years of records since 1914, 20,355 babies have been named Dulce. Half of them were born before 2007, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Dulce by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dulce | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 29 | 6,438 |
| 1920s | 10 | 8,404 |
| 1930s | 16 | 7,013 |
| 1940s | 23 | 5,466 |
| 1950s | 97 | 4,999 |
| 1960s | 155 | 3,864 |
| 1970s | 351 | 2,325 |
| 1980s | 1,154 | 1,818 |
| 1990s | 3,280 | 1,085 |
| 2000s | 8,263 | 537 |
| 2010s | 4,760 | 788 |
| 2020s | 2,217 | 1,295 |
Where Dulce is heading
Dulce has fallen 18% over the past decade, from 430 babies in 2015 to 352 in 2025.
Names like Dulce
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dulce.