Delois
Meaning
“An early 1900s American respelling drawing on Dolores (Spanish, sorrows) and Lois; a US coinage, not itself a Spanish name.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Delois peaked in the 1930s and the 1950s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Delois
Most people given the name Delois in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Delois you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Delois deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Delois truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Delois fits with your family’s names and surname.
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