Deloris

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Deloris

Say it: deh-LOR-iss

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Meaning

A spelling of Dolores, Spanish for 'sorrows', from María de los Dolores 'Mary of the Sorrows'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

An American spelling of the 1920s to 1950s.

Its wave through time

A fashion of the 1930s

In the United States

34,767 babies given this name since 1899
At its height in 1933, about 1 in 1,100 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

American African American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Dolores, Delores

Spanish	Dolores

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Where this comes from

United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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