Rodolfo — #1454 US boys' name
33,650 babies named Rodolfo in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 90% of names given to boys today.
17% of everyone ever named Rodolfo was born in this single decade.
610 babies were named Rodolfo in 1981 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rodolfo
The Social Security Administration has registered 33,650 babies named Rodolfo between 1902 and 2024, spanning 123 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rodolfo currently holds the #1454 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 610 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rodolfo performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5,665 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Rodolfo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14,914 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Rodolfo in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rodolfo 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 33,650 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.
Rodolfo at a glance
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Rodolfo popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1902
- Peak year (1981)
- 610
- Annual births at peak — across 123 years of records
Currently ranks #1454 among boys.
33,650 total births across 123 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1981 with 610 births in a single year.
Rodolfo popularity over time — girls
83 total births recorded since 1972 (Rodolfo as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Rodolfo accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rodolfo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 5,665 births that decade — 17% of Rodolfo's all-time total
Rodolfo decade highlights
- Peak decade 5,665 births
- Runner-up 5,177 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Rodolfo's strongest decade
5,665 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
Rodolfo by state
Where Rodolfo concentrates geographically — total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14,914 | 44.3% |
| #2 | California | | 9,570 | 28.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,350 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 1,268 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 904 | 2.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 768 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 358 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 204 | 0.6% |
14,914 of 33,650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 44.3% of nationwide
- California 28.4% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.0% of nationwide
- Arizona 3.8% of nationwide
- Florida 2.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 32 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 44.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Rodolfo appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1902–2024 (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.