Delores is an American spelling variant of Dolores — from the Spanish *María de los Dolores* ("Mary of the Sorrows"), referring to the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary in Catholic devotion. **A top-100 US baby name from 1920 to 1940, peaking at #69 in 1930**. **Delores Taylor (1932-2018)** — American actress and screenwriter; co-wrote and starred in *Billy Jack* (1971), one of the most-profitable independent films of its era and a touchstone of the counterculture movement. **Delores "Dee Dee" Sharp (born 1945)** — American singer; "Mashed Potato Time" (1962) reached #2 on the *Billboard* Hot 100; a pioneer of the early-1960s dance-craze pop era. **Delores Hall** — Tony Award winner for *Your Arms Too Short to Box with God* (1977). **Delores in *The Cranberries*** — the lead singer Dolores O'Riordan used the standard spelling. **The name remains tied to its devotional Catholic roots while functioning as a vintage-Americana revival candidate alongside Doris and Gloria**. **Saint Mary of the Sorrows** is venerated on September 15 (the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows). **Delores Wells** — *Playboy* model and actress.
Featured throughout 20th-century American culture and Catholic devotion.
Delores reduces to three — the number of Our Lady of Sorrows.