Recorded 1920–2005 Boys' name Peak 1924 227 births

Adolpho — boys' name

227 babies named Adolpho in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s331930s291940s311950s161960s321970s261980s421990s132000s5
1980s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Adolpho was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

9 babies were named Adolpho in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adolpho

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Adolpho between 1920 and 2005, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adolpho currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adolpho performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Adolpho shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adolpho 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 227 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.

Adolpho at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

227

Since 1920

86 years of records

Peak year

1924

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1920

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2005

Adolpho popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1920

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1924)
9
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
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Adolpho by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
42 births that decade — 19% of Adolpho's all-time total
1920s331930s291940s311950s161960s321970s261980s421990s132000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adolpho?
227 babies have been named Adolpho since 1920. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1924 with 9 births.
When was Adolpho most popular?
Adolpho was most popular in the 1980s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
How long has the name Adolpho been used?
Adolpho has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 86 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Adolpho?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adonis, Adolph, Adolfo, Adolphus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1920–2005 (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.