Dulce
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Dulce
Popular Portuguese and Spanish name that refers to "dulce nombre de Maria" -- the sweet name of the Virgin Mary. English variant Dulcie has a different pronunciation, and is significantly less popular in the US, given to 8 babies compared to the 438 girls called Dulce in 2024.
Dulce is also given to boys.
Pronounced DOOL-say.
As of October 2026, Dulce ranked #11855 in US births in 2004 SSA, peaked at #6112 in 1991.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #664 | 431 | 241.3 |
| 2015 | #663 | 430 | 240.9 |
| 2016 | #752 | 379 | 213.9 |
| 2017 | #769 | 360 | 208.5 |
| 2018 | #917 | 293 | 172.2 |
| 2019 | #879 | 306 | 182.3 |
| 2020 | #736 | 371 | 229.5 |
| 2021 | #837 | 329 | 200.5 |
| 2022 | #783 | 362 | 220.7 |
| 2023 | #773 | 364 | 226.9 |
| 2024 | #664 | 438 | 270.3 |
| 2025 | #771 | 352 | 219 |
World rankings
Dulce for girls
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Famous Dulces
- Dulce Maria Espinosa SaviñonGirl
Mexican singer/songwriter & actress
- Dulce Maria de Guimarães FigueiredoGirl
First Lady of Brazil as wife of President João Figueiredo
- Dulce Maria Gonzalez AldazGirl
birth name of Maria D'Luz, Mexican,American pianist,singer,songwriter
- Dulce María LoynazGirl
Cuban poet
- Dulce María Sauri RianchoGirl
Mexican politician; first woman to serve as governor of Yucatán
- Dulce Maria García Rivas aka Sexy StarGirl
Mexican Luchadora wrestler
- Dulce María RodríguezGirl
Mexican distance runner
- Dulce María MuñízGirl
Mexican politician
- Dulce QuintansGirl
Saguisag, Filipina politician