Dulcinea
Dulcinea del Toboso is a fictional character who is unseen in Miguel de Cervantes's novel Don Quixote.
Meaning & Origin of Dulcinea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dulcinea del Toboso is a fictional character who is unseen in Miguel de Cervantes's novel Don Quixote.
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The Story of Dulcinea
Dulcinea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 16 Dulcineas were born — ranking #7,482 that year. As of 2026, Dulcinea ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 325 Dulcineas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dulcinea
Dulcinea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 325 births in the dataset. Dulcinea's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #7,482. Use the chart and map above to compare Dulcinea'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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