Recorded 1989–2023 Boys' name Peak 1993 69 births

Adelfo — boys' name

69 babies named Adelfo in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s142000s442020s6
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Adelfo was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

8 babies were named Adelfo in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adelfo

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Adelfo between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adelfo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adelfo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Adelfo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adelfo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 69 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adelfo at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

69

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

1993

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Adelfo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
456789 202320092008200720062005200320012000199419931989 5

Adelfo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
44 births that decade — 64% of Adelfo's all-time total
1980s51990s142000s442020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adelfo?
69 babies have been named Adelfo since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 8 births.
When was Adelfo most popular?
Adelfo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Adelfo been used?
Adelfo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Adelfo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aden, Adelbert, Adel, Adem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.