Given name
Dulcia
“a very sweet woman”
Dulcia is a variant of Dulce. One Latin interpretation is “a very sweet woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dulcia is a variant of Dulce. One Latin interpretation is “a very sweet woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dulcia is a variant of Dulce. An origin associated with Dulce is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dulcia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14
- 0 boys · 14 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 9 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 1932. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1925.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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