What is the Spanish name often given to the “last doll” presented during a quinceañera?

The Spanish name often given to the “last doll” presented during a quinceañera is la última muñeca. The phrase literally means “the last doll.”

The doll represents childhood and is presented as the honoree symbolically moves toward young womanhood. In some versions of the ceremony, the quinceañera receives the doll from a parent or another relative. She may keep it as a memento, and some families connect the gift with the idea that dolls will no longer occupy the same place in her life.

This custom is not identical in every country or family. Some celebrations use a doll, while others replace the ritual with a different symbolic gift. The last-doll tradition is therefore best understood as a recognizable quinceañera practice rather than a required part of the event.