Rodolfo
Rodolfo was given to 121 boys in 2025, #1,474 among boys’ names; 33,856 Americans have been recorded with it since 1902 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 27,000 Americans named Rodolfo and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (80% of everyone recorded); the median is 38 years old and half are between 25 and 53.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Rodolfo by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Rodolfo mean?
Wiktionary, Italian section
Rodolfo is “a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English Rudolph” Its etymology gives the sense “glorious wolf” (literally).
From Latin Rudolphus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz (literally “glorious wolf”).
/roˈdɔl.fo/
Meaning: Wiktionary, Italian section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Rodolfo?
#1,474 among boys’ names, 2025
Rodolfo fell from #931 in 2015 to #1,474 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 0.12 to 0.07 per 1,000.
610 babies in 1981, the peak
Rodolfo peaked in 1981, when 610 boys were given it, #311 among boys’ names. The 121 births of 2025 are 20% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 121 | #1,474 | 0.07 |
| 2024 | 125 | #1,456 | 0.07 |
| 2023 | 131 | #1,407 | 0.08 |
| 2022 | 138 | #1,360 | 0.08 |
| 2021 | 138 | #1,346 | 0.08 |
| 2020 | 142 | #1,287 | 0.08 |
| 2019 | 155 | #1,229 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1,084 | 0.10 |
| 2017 | 172 | #1,120 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | 195 | #1,027 | 0.10 |
Every recorded year (122)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 228 | #931 | 0.12 |
| 2014 | 225 | #937 | 0.12 |
| 2013 | 228 | #913 | 0.12 |
| 2012 | 221 | #929 | 0.12 |
| 2011 | 258 | #836 | 0.14 |
| 2010 | 301 | #751 | 0.16 |
| 2009 | 303 | #757 | 0.15 |
| 2008 | 355 | #682 | 0.17 |
| 2007 | 426 | #594 | 0.21 |
| 2006 | 497 | #520 | 0.24 |
| 2005 | 497 | #498 | 0.25 |
| 2004 | 489 | #500 | 0.25 |
| 2003 | 495 | #498 | 0.25 |
| 2002 | 452 | #506 | 0.23 |
| 2001 | 494 | #476 | 0.25 |
| 2000 | 587 | #421 | 0.30 |
| 1999 | 571 | #413 | 0.30 |
| 1998 | 579 | #411 | 0.30 |
| 1997 | 508 | #439 | 0.27 |
| 1996 | 546 | #416 | 0.29 |
| 1995 | 540 | #421 | 0.28 |
| 1994 | 599 | #388 | 0.31 |
| 1993 | 580 | #398 | 0.30 |
| 1992 | 593 | #387 | 0.30 |
| 1991 | 574 | #397 | 0.28 |
| 1990 | 575 | #400 | 0.28 |
| 1989 | 559 | #393 | 0.28 |
| 1988 | 438 | #430 | 0.23 |
| 1987 | 507 | #379 | 0.27 |
| 1986 | 560 | #344 | 0.30 |
| 1985 | 470 | #382 | 0.25 |
| 1984 | 443 | #388 | 0.25 |
| 1983 | 475 | #370 | 0.26 |
| 1982 | 552 | #342 | 0.30 |
| 1981 | 610 | #311 | 0.34 |
| 1980 | 563 | #333 | 0.32 |
| 1979 | 443 | #384 | 0.26 |
| 1978 | 431 | #373 | 0.26 |
| 1977 | 414 | #387 | 0.25 |
| 1976 | 427 | #371 | 0.27 |
| 1975 | 451 | #367 | 0.29 |
| 1974 | 384 | #396 | 0.24 |
| 1973 | 374 | #404 | 0.24 |
| 1972 | 384 | #400 | 0.24 |
| 1971 | 352 | #435 | 0.20 |
| 1970 | 393 | #412 | 0.21 |
| 1969 | 281 | #457 | 0.16 |
| 1968 | 316 | #433 | 0.18 |
| 1967 | 331 | #419 | 0.19 |
| 1966 | 311 | #432 | 0.17 |
| 1965 | 318 | #433 | 0.17 |
| 1964 | 322 | #446 | 0.16 |
| 1963 | 282 | #469 | 0.14 |
| 1962 | 319 | #445 | 0.15 |
| 1961 | 302 | #467 | 0.14 |
| 1960 | 318 | #453 | 0.15 |
| 1959 | 296 | #461 | 0.14 |
| 1958 | 304 | #451 | 0.14 |
| 1957 | 299 | #444 | 0.14 |
| 1956 | 286 | #446 | 0.14 |
| 1955 | 296 | #426 | 0.14 |
| 1954 | 342 | #386 | 0.17 |
| 1953 | 341 | #371 | 0.17 |
| 1952 | 303 | #395 | 0.16 |
| 1951 | 299 | #392 | 0.16 |
| 1950 | 265 | #413 | 0.15 |
| 1949 | 250 | #428 | 0.14 |
| 1948 | 228 | #441 | 0.13 |
| 1947 | 212 | #462 | 0.12 |
| 1946 | 232 | #418 | 0.14 |
| 1945 | 200 | #421 | 0.15 |
| 1944 | 162 | #475 | 0.12 |
| 1943 | 171 | #475 | 0.12 |
| 1942 | 144 | #510 | 0.10 |
| 1941 | 131 | #518 | 0.11 |
| 1940 | 122 | #531 | 0.11 |
| 1939 | 126 | #505 | 0.11 |
| 1938 | 120 | #533 | 0.11 |
| 1937 | 115 | #543 | 0.11 |
| 1936 | 131 | #496 | 0.13 |
| 1935 | 145 | #473 | 0.14 |
| 1934 | 148 | #464 | 0.14 |
| 1933 | 137 | #480 | 0.14 |
| 1932 | 145 | #477 | 0.14 |
| 1931 | 163 | #441 | 0.16 |
| 1930 | 203 | #411 | 0.18 |
| 1929 | 207 | #405 | 0.19 |
| 1928 | 226 | #398 | 0.20 |
| 1927 | 218 | #410 | 0.19 |
| 1926 | 182 | #451 | 0.16 |
| 1925 | 173 | #461 | 0.16 |
| 1924 | 126 | #566 | 0.11 |
| 1923 | 118 | #579 | 0.11 |
| 1922 | 93 | #671 | 0.09 |
| 1921 | 91 | #680 | 0.08 |
| 1920 | 73 | #782 | 0.07 |
| 1919 | 67 | #797 | 0.07 |
| 1918 | 53 | #917 | 0.05 |
| 1917 | 54 | #872 | 0.06 |
| 1916 | 40 | #1,025 | 0.04 |
| 1915 | 45 | #938 | 0.05 |
| 1914 | 30 | #1,047 | 0.05 |
| 1913 | 31 | #894 | 0.06 |
| 1912 | 19 | #1,089 | 0.04 |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,270 | 0.04 |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,031 | 0.06 |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,647 | 0.03 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,344 | 0.04 |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,074 | 0.05 |
| 1906 | 9 | #912 | 0.07 |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,042 | 0.05 |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,281 | 0.04 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Rodolfo a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Rodolfo has been given almost only to boys: 83 girls in 122 years of records.
Girls and boys named Rodolfo: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Rodolfo, and how old are they?
27,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 80% of the 33,856 Americans ever recorded as Rodolfo. The median Rodolfo alive today is 38 years old; half are between 25 and 53.
The 2020 Census counted 50,870 people named Rodolfo (78 women and girls, 50,792 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 27,559 born in the U.S. The Census count is 1.8 times that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 522 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 3,670 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 5,500 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 8,250 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 6,910 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 2,170 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Rodolfo born?
The states with the most babies named Rodolfo are Texas, California and Illinois, with 85% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 14,962 | #690 | 5.7× |
| California | 9,603 | #928 | 2.6× |
| Illinois | 1,350 | not ranked | 0.8× |
| Arizona | 1,276 | #768 | 2.6× |
| Florida | 909 | #2,039 | 0.7× |
| New York | 768 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| New Mexico | 363 | not ranked | 1.6× |
| Washington | 204 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Colorado | 155 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Georgia | 155 | not ranked | 0.2× |
Where Rodolfo is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Rodolfo is most over-represented in Texas: since 1910 it was given 5.7 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Rodolfo with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Rodolfo
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Rodolfo and names like it
- Compare Rodolfo and GilbertoBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1980sRodolfo peaked in 1981.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Rodolfo since 1910.
- The top names of 1981The year the most babies were named Rodolfo.
- The names of the MillennialsMost people named Rodolfo alive today were born 1981-1996.
- Names starting with RMost given first.