Dulcinea
Meaning
sweet one; Cervantes's idealized, unattainable beloved in Don Quixote
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Dulcinea has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
2,633 people · the #4,269 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 76,923 · median age 63
Among people named Dulcinea living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Dulcinea
Most people given the name Dulcinea 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.
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