Dulce is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dulce means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dulce across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dulce has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dulce is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “sweet”. From the Spanish word for sweet, linked to Dulcinea.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 20,355 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 27 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dulce per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (1,285/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (7/yr).
Dulce has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #537 nationally (given to 1,285 babies that year).
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