Boys' name · since 1880
Adolphus
Adolphus has 4,109 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,040 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,109
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Adolphus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 4,109 have been recorded since 1880.
Adolphus has 4,109 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2022.
- #2,040 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 4,109 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adolphus ranks #2,040 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,109 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,040 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 4,109
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Adolphus's 4,109 recorded births place it above 95.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Adolphus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adolphus splits its recorded history at 1946: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adolphus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2022
- Peak year (1922)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Adolphus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (643 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Adolphus's strongest decade.
643 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Adolphus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 189
1880s
189 births
- 1890s 178
1890s
178 births
- 1900s 149
1900s
149 births
- 1910s
1910s
531 births
- 1920s
1920s
643 births
- 1930s
1930s
525 births
- 1940s
1940s
474 births
- 1950s
1950s
503 births
- 1960s
1960s
325 births
- 1970s 202
1970s
202 births
- 1980s 175
1980s
175 births
- 1990s 116
1990s
116 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 31
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 643 births (16% of all-time use).
How Adolphus 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 Adolphus's total volume
Adolphus by state
Where Adolphus concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 397 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 347 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 167 | 4.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 153 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 107 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 79 | 1.9% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 44 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 32 | 0.8% |
397 of 4,109 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Adolphus appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adolphus's data
- Adolphus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (643 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Adolphuss (397 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 Adolphus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1880–2022 (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 Adolphus 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.