Meaning of the nameDolores
- Female
- Spanish origin
- Latin origin
- Do-lo-res
Dolores is a feminine name that came from Spanish, taken from the Marian title Our Lady of Sorrows, and means 'sorrows'.
Meaning
“sorrows, from the title Our Lady of Sorrows”
Source: Wiktionary: Dolores (Portuguese and Spanish) · Behind the Name: Dolores
- People (2022)
- 13,717
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,367
- Median age
- 66 years
- 2010 Census
- 20,448
- people
Dolores in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Dolores, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (3,379 people).
13,618 women 99 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Dolores is most common
States with the highest share of people named Dolores in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.014%
- Paraná 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.010%
- São Paulo 0.009%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,169 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 1,339 | 0.012% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,158 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,085 | 0.010% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,065 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,009 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 743 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 541 | 0.007% |
| Pernambuco | 332 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 286 | 0.008% |
| Maranhão | 245 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 239 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 238 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 231 | 0.008% |
| Amazonas | 205 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 137 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 116 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 108 | 0.007% |
| Alagoas | 90 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 76 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 68 | 0.005% |
| Amapá | 67 | 0.009% |
| Piauí | 50 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 39 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 34 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 26 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 21 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Dolores
Wiktionary records Dolores, in Portuguese, as a borrowing from Spanish and a counterpart of the Portuguese word dores. In Spanish, the name comes from dolores, 'sorrows', a shortened form of María de los Dolores, a Catholic title of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Sorrows; the word goes back to the Latin dolor. Behind the Name gives the same meaning and the same origin in the title Nuestra Señora de los Dolores. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,717 people named Dolores, with a median age of 66. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Santa Catarina.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Dolores (Portuguese and Spanish) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Dolores · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Dolores
What does the name Dolores mean?
Dolores means “sorrows, from the title Our Lady of Sorrows”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Dolores in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,717 people with the first name Dolores, which ranks it number 1,367 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Dolores a boy's or a girl's name?
Dolores is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 13,618 women and 99 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Dolores?
Dolores is a name of Spanish and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Dolores most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.014% of the state's population is named Dolores (1,065 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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