Given name
Deloras
“woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary”
Deloras is a variant of Dolores. One Spanish interpretation is “woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Deloras is a variant of Dolores. One Spanish interpretation is “woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Deloras is a variant of Dolores. An origin associated with Dolores is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deloras through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 908
- 0 boys · 908 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1965. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 1930. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 561 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Deloras’s family of names
Deloras has a related form in Dolores.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Deloras, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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“born on a Sunday” · “born on the Lord's day”
>99% girls
Elenore
“shining light”
>99% girls
Enedina
“one who is praised”
>99% girls