This is one of those names associated to the Virgin Mary that has got some usage as a masculine name, like Reyes and Guadalupe. As of 2023, there are 20 men named Dolores in Spain (average age 70,4, peaked in the 1950s). Soon it will become unregistered as a male name there for being under the 20-people statistical threshold. However, the compound name José Dolores is still somewhat alive, with 268 male bearers (average age 58,6). This variant is concentrated in the provinces of Huelva, Badajoz and Seville and peaked in the 1960s.Source: https://archive.org/details/nombres_por_edad_media, https://www.ine.es/widgets/nombApell/index.shtml
― Anonymous User 2/18/2024, edited 12/9/2024
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Dolores can go by Lol, pronounced with (short) ŏ, "lahl".
Dolores is also German, Croatian, Estonian, and French. The name day for Dolores in Austria is September 15. The name day for Dolores in Croatia is September 15. The name day for Dolores in Estonia is September 23. The name day for Dolores in France is September 15.Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/dolores
In 2018, 80 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Dolores who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 357th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/22/2018
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The name Dolores was given to 33 girls born in the US in 2015.