Gender
Origin
- Spanish
- Sweet
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Dulce
Pronunciation
d(u)-lce, dul-ce
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #5940, 8 births); most recent 2004 (rank #11342, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #264, 1,284 births); most recent 2025 (rank #770, 352 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 352 |
| 2024 | – | 438 |
| 2023 | – | 364 |
| 2022 | – | 362 |
| 2021 | – | 329 |
| 2020 | – | 371 |
| 2019 | – | 306 |
| 2018 | – | 293 |
| 2017 | – | 360 |
| 2016 | – | 379 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #3318, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1972 (rank #670, 24 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence