How Many People Are Named Dulcinea?
people named Dulcinea are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,135,497 people in the US has this name
Based on 325 babies named Dulcinea in Social Security records from 1921 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
16 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from Spanish dulce meaning "sweet". This name was (first?) used by Miguel de Cervantes in his novel 'Don Quixote' (1605), where it belongs to the love interest of the main character, though she never actually appears in the story.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Dulcinea in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dulcinea alive today is about 28 years old, and 59% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 44 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dulcinea first appears in the records in 1921 and was given most often in 2006, to 16 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1921 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Dulcinea has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,930, in 1934.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,930 (1934) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #11,861 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dulcinea alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dulcinea were born in California than in any other state: about 15 of those alive today.
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