Dulce

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Girl · Latin dulcis, through Spanish

Dulce

Say it: DOOL-seh

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Meaning

Spanish 'sweet', usually from the devotion to the Dulce Nombre de María, the Sweet Name of Mary.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

18,498 babies given this name since 1914
At its height in 2007, about 1 in 1,500 girls
369 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Mexican Central American Caribbean Brazilian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Dulcita

Portuguese	Dulce

Famous bearers

Dulce María Loynaz, Cuban poet

Names worth a look

JuanaGirlFeminine of Juan, from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'.Middle Ages · peak 1904

BeatrizGirlFrom Latin Beatrix, probably an altered Viatrix 'female traveller', reshaped by association with beatus 'blessed'.Middle Ages · peak 1993

EsperanzaGirlSpanish 'hope', from Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza.Colonial · peak 2000

ConsueloGirlSpanish 'consolation', from Nuestra Señora del Consuelo.Colonial · peak 1928

RosarioGirlSpanish 'rosary', from Nuestra Señora del Rosario.Colonial · peak 1917

CatalinaGirlSpanish form of Katherine, a Greek name of uncertain meaning later linked with katharos 'pure'.Middle Ages · peak 2020

TaliesinBoyFrom tâl 'brow, forehead' and iesin 'radiant, shining'.Early Medieval · forgotten

TélesphoreBoyFrom Greek Telesphoros, 'bringing to completion'.Victorian · forgotten

Where this comes from

National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.