Given name
Dolorita
“woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary”
Dolorita is a variant of Dolores. One Spanish interpretation is “woman of sorrow; refers to the Virgin Mary.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dolorita 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
Dolorita 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dolorita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 6 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 5 in 1931. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1914.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dolorita’s family of names
Dolorita 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.
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