Dulce
Meaning
“'sweet', from Latin dulcis”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dulce peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
29,655 people · the #830 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 6,849 · median age 60
Among people named Dulce living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 2,096 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Dulce
Most people given the name Dulce in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Dulce deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Dulce 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 Dulce fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Dulce travels
Mexican American · A beloved Spanish-language virtue name in Mexican American families.
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