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It's a Marian name a little too obviously, like Mercedes. The popularity in the 20s-30s is usually attributed to Dolores Del Rio, an actress. I think it only hit mainstream because of a star named it, and that's not usually enough these days. I could see Dolly seeming fashionable, but it's too hipster to become a fad name. Lola has a chance, though.

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I think in general, most people want names that weren't done to death in living memory, that weren't a past fad that became "old fashioned," and Dolores was a past fad. It'd have to be a character on a really, really popular TV show - like Game of Thrones-level popular, or in a megahit movie or something. Maybe the one you mention is enough to give it a small boost.

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I think Delores is just an alternate spelling used by non Spanish speakers. My name dictionary says that Delores was more commonly used by black people and Dolores by whites (in 1960 Detroit) but there was a little overlap.

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https://www.behindthename.com/top/beyond.php
Dolores and Delores show no activity! But I think it could come back a little bit, maybe in a few more years. If Clementine can, surely Dolores can.

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- mirfak

This message was edited 7/18/2018, 2:58 PM