Adelfa

uh-DEHL-fuh /ɐˈdɛlfə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Adelfa is a rare variant of Adolfo that was most common in the 1940s and has all but disappeared.

Adelfa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1974. Adelfa was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1946 (16 births).

About the name Adelfa

Pronunciationuh-DEHL-fuh /ɐˈdɛlfə/
CultureItalian
16peak births 1946
1916first in SSA data

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How popular is Adelfa?

Girls named Adelfa
19161920193019401950196019701974
Girls named Adelfa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1974 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1974) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Adelfa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19745—#8,783
19715—#8,333
19665—#6,567
19649—#4,637
19605—#6,391
19596—#5,568
19587—#4,890
19576—#5,379
19536—#5,042
19525—#5,565
19516—#4,834
19507—#4,318
19497—#4,237
19489—#3,593
194711—#3,242
194616—#2,392
194515—#2,237
19447—#3,688
19437—#3,802
194211—#2,819
19416—#3,957
193911—#2,593
19388—#3,181
19378—#3,146
19366—#3,702
193510—#2,731
19348—#3,160
19337—#3,406
19327—#3,569
19305—#4,552
192910—#2,921
192811—#2,769
192712—#2,699
192611—#2,873
19255—#4,975
192411—#2,973
192310—#3,127
19229—#3,379
192110—#3,165
19208—#3,599
19197—#3,820
191610—#2,834