Boys' name · since 1911
Adolphe
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 295 babies named Adolphe, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,676 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 295
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
295 boys have been named Adolphe since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Adolphe has 295 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1959.
- #10,676 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 295 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adolphe ranks #10,676 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 295 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #10,676 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 295
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Adolphe's 295 recorded births place it above 76.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Adolphe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adolphe's full recorded timeline at 1926, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adolphe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1959
- Peak year (1915)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Adolphe by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (123 births, 42% of the file).
1910s was Adolphe's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Adolphe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
123 births
- 1920s
1920s
109 births
- 1930s
1930s
51 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 123 births (42% of all-time use).
Adolphe by state
Where Adolphe concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 295 births nationwide.
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What to do with Adolphe's data
- Adolphe's decade-level peak was the 1910s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Adolphes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Adolphe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1911–1959 (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 Adolphe 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.