US rank #1637 Boys' name Peak 2003 16,112 births

Adolfo — #1637 US boys' name

16,112 babies named Adolfo in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s191890s361900s481910s2451920s7071930s6751940s7621950s9081960s11761970s13321980s16531990s27462000s39122010s14302020s463
#1637
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Adolfo was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

505 babies were named Adolfo in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adolfo

The Social Security Administration has registered 16,112 babies named Adolfo between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adolfo currently holds the #1637 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 505 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adolfo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,912 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Adolfo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5,267 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Adolfo in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adolfo 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 16,112 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.

Adolfo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

16,112

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

2003

505 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,637

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adolfo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
505
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
-2000200400600 202420071990197319561939192219051882 7

Adolfo popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1986 (Adolfo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19871986 5

Adolfo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,912 births that decade — 24% of Adolfo's all-time total
1880s191890s361900s481910s2451920s7071930s6751940s7621950s9081960s11761970s13321980s16531990s27462000s39122010s14302020s463

Adolfo by state

Where Adolfo concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adolfo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5,267 32.7%
#2 California
4,607 28.6%
#3 Illinois
630 3.9%
#4 New York
613 3.8%
#5 Arizona
543 3.4%
#6 Florida
459 2.8%
#7 New Mexico
286 1.8%
#8 Georgia
170 1.1%
Texas share of Adolfo's total US births 32.7%
Even split

5,267 of 16,112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Adolfo appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adolfo?
16,112 babies have been named Adolfo since 1882. It currently ranks #1637 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 505 births.
When was Adolfo most popular?
Adolfo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,912 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Adolfo most popular?
The top states for the name Adolfo are Texas (5,267 births), California (4,607 births), Illinois (630 births).
How long has the name Adolfo been used?
Adolfo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adolfo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adonis, Adolph, Adolphus, Adolf, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1882–2024 (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.