Boys' name · since 1881
Dolph
626 babies named Dolph in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 626
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
626 boys have been named Dolph since 1881, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Dolph has 626 recorded births among boys since 1881, 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 1881 to 2022.
- #6,891 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 626 born since 1881
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dolph ranks #6,891 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 626 born since 1881, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,891 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 626
- born since 1881
- 1910s
- peak decade
Dolph's 626 recorded births place it above 84.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Dolph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dolph splits its recorded history at 1934: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dolph popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2022
- Peak year (1919)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Dolph by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (127 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Dolph's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Dolph births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 39
1880s
39 births
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
127 births
- 1920s
1920s
95 births
- 1930s
1930s
82 births
- 1940s
1940s
85 births
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
65 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 127 births (20% of all-time use).
How Dolph 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 Dolph's total volume
Dolph by state
Where Dolph concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.0% |
6 of 626 births nationwide.
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What to do with Dolph's data
- Dolph's decade-level peak was the 1910s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Dolphs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dolph: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1881–2022 (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 Dolph 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.