Adolf vs Adolph

Side-by-side comparison of Adolf and Adolph - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Adolf

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Adolph

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Metric Adolf Adolph
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,394 18,745
Peak Year 1918 1917
Peak Year Births 56 673
Peak Decade 1920s 1910s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Adolf Adolph
1880s 30 994
1890s 38 945
1900s 63 941
1910s 358 4,523
1920s 393 4,471
1930s 208 2,189
1940s 75 1,261
1950s 82 1,368
1960s 87 826
1970s 43 518
1980s 12 334
1990s 5 215
2000s - 93
2010s - 48
2020s - 19

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Adolf Adolph
2014 - 8
2016 - 7
2017 - 6
2019 - 5
2020 - 6
2022 - 8
2023 - 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–1990.

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