Feminine dossier · first seen 1890
Delores
Endangered
Down 99.5% from peak
Peak era
1932
Peak births
4,152
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Delores
How many people are named Delores?
An estimated 34,559 living Americans are named Delores.
How rare is Delores?
Delores is very rare among babies today, with 21 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.5% from its 1932 peak.
How old is the typical Delores?
The median age of a living American named Delores is approximately 72 years, with most bearers falling between 64 and 79 years old.
Is Delores still popular?
No. Delores is endangered as a baby name, down 99.5% from its 1932 peak with 21 births in 2025.
Where is Delores most common?
Delores has its strongest geographic signal in South Dakota, where it appears 6.5× more often than the national baseline.
1890Peak 19322025
Peak year
1932
Decline from peak
99.5%
2025
21
All-time
117,821
Where it lives now
Delores is most concentrated in South Dakota — about 6.5× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Minnesota and North Dakota.
States where Delores is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.