Boys' name · since 1882
Adolfo
16,195 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.
- #931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,886 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,195
- born since 1882
- 2000s
- peak decade
16,195 babies have been named Adolfo since 1882, making it today's #1886 boys' name.
Adolfo has 16,195 recorded births among boys since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1886 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #931 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,886 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16,195 born since 1882
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adolfo ranks #931 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,886 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16,195 born since 1882, peaking in the 2000s.
- #931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,886 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,195
- born since 1882
- 2000s
- peak decade
Adolfo's 16,195 recorded births place it above 97.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Adolfo compares
16,195 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Adolfo's all-time total is 44x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adolfo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,195 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 505 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adolfo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adolfo's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1887, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 505, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adolfo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 505
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Adolfo popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1986 (Adolfo as girls' name)
Adolfo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,912 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Adolfo's strongest decade.
3,912 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Adolfo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 19
1880s
19 births
- 1890s 36
1890s
36 births
- 1900s 48
1900s
48 births
- 1910s 245
1910s
245 births
- 1920s 707
1920s
707 births
- 1930s 675
1930s
675 births
- 1940s 762
1940s
762 births
- 1950s 908
1950s
908 births
- 1960s 1,176
1960s
1,176 births
- 1970s 1,332
1970s
1,332 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,653 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,746 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,912 births
- 2010s 1,430
2010s
1,430 births
- 2020s 546
2020s
546 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,912 births (24% of all-time use).
How Adolfo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Adolfo's total volume
Adolfo by state
Where Adolfo concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5,287 | 32.6% |
| #2 | California | | 4,629 | 28.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 630 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 613 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 543 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 465 | 2.9% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 286 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 170 | 1.0% |
5,287 of 16,195 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Adolfo appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adolfo's data
- Adolfo's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,912 total births); usage has since declined to 546 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Adolfos (5,287 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adolfo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Adolfo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.