Total births
18
Girls' name · since 1894
Adolphine
Adolphine has 18 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 18
- total births
- 1894–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
Adolphine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adolphine has been recorded 18 times among girls since 1894, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1894 to 1918.
- 18 total births
- 1894–1918 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
18 girls have been named Adolphine since 1894, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1918.
- 18
- total births
- 1894–1918
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Adolphine was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
8 babies were named Adolphine in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
Adolphine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adolphine's full recorded timeline at 1916, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adolphine at a glance
Last recorded 1918Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1894
Adolphine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1918
- Peak year (1916)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Adolphine by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Adolphine's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Adolphine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Adolphine? ▼
Adolphine has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 1894, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1918. 8 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
When was Adolphine most popular? ▼
Adolphine was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Adolphine been used? ▼
Records for Adolphine go back to 1894, giving 25 years of history through 1918.
What names are similar to Adolphine? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adora, Adore, Adonna, Adonica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Adolphine
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1894–1918 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Adolphine: Baby Name Since 1894 - 18 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/adolphine. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Adolphine 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 June 2026.