Boys' name · since 1880
Adolph
Adolph has 18,745 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18,745
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Adolph sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18,745 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adolph has been recorded 18,745 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2023.
- #859 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18,745 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adolph ranks #859 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18,745 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18,745
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Adolph's 18,745 recorded births place it above 98.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Adolph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adolph's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 18% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 82%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 673, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adolph popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1917)
- 673
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Adolph popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 1917 (Adolph as girls' name)
Adolph by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (4,523 births, 24% of the file).
1910s was Adolph's strongest decade.
4,523 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Adolph births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 994
1880s
994 births
- 1890s 945
1890s
945 births
- 1900s 941
1900s
941 births
- 1910s
1910s
4,523 births
- 1920s
1920s
4,471 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,189 births
- 1940s 1,261
1940s
1,261 births
- 1950s 1,368
1950s
1,368 births
- 1960s 826
1960s
826 births
- 1970s 518
1970s
518 births
- 1980s 334
1980s
334 births
- 1990s 215
1990s
215 births
- 2000s 93
2000s
93 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 4,523 births (24% of all-time use).
How Adolph 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 Adolph's total volume
Adolph by state
Where Adolph concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,901 | 10.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,493 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,170 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 1,022 | 5.5% |
| #5 | California | | 956 | 5.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 566 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 561 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 522 | 2.8% |
1,901 of 18,745 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Adolph appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adolph's data
- Adolph's decade-level peak was the 1910s (4,523 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Adolphs (1,901 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adolph: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
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, 1880–2023 (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 Adolph 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.