Dulcie
Dulcie is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin dulcis, meaning sweet. It has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1800s. It was a recreation in a new form of Duce, Douce, or Dowse, an older English name in use since the Middle Ages that was derived from the same Latin source word. Dulcia was a form of the name in use in the Later Roman Empire.
Meaning & Origin of Dulcie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dulcie is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin dulcis, meaning sweet. It has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1800s. It was a recreation in a new form of Duce, Douce, or Dowse, an older English name in use since the Middle Ages that was derived from the same Latin source word. Dulcia was a form of the name in use in the Later Roman Empire.
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The Story of Dulcie
Dulcie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1885, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1968, when 41 Dulcies were born — ranking #1,855 that year. As of 2026, Dulcie ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Dulcies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Dulcie
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- Dulcie Boling (born 1936), Australian businesswoman and magazine editor
- Hilary Dulcie Cobbett (1885–1976), English watercolor and oil painter
- Dulcie Cooper (1903–1981), Australian actress
- Dulcie Deamer (1890–1972), Australian novelist, poet, journalist and actor
- Dulcie Foo Fat (born 1946), British-born Canadian landscape painter
- Dulcie Gray (1915–2011), British actress
- Dulcie Hartwell (1915–2012), South Africa trade union leader
- Dulcie Holland (1913–2000), Australian composer and music educator
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Names that sound like Dulcie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dulcie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dulci
- Dalkey
- Delco
- Ducky
- Duckie
- Dully
- Duche
- Dulc
- Dinky
- Dinkey
- Hulky
- Dinkie
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About the name Dulcie
Dulcie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Dulcie's peak popularity came in 1968 when it ranked #1,855. Use the chart and map above to compare Dulcie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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