Adolf

A-dahlf /ˈædɑːlf/
boy 2 syllables fading

Adolf is a rare variant of Adolph that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Adolf is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1990. Adolf was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (56 births).

About the name Adolf

PronunciationA-dahlf /ˈædɑːlf/
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56peak births 1918
1880first in SSA data

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How popular is Adolf?

Boys named Adolf
1880190019201940196019801990
Boys named Adolf per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–1990 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1990) 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

Adolf total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19905—#8,134
19837—#4,921
19805—#6,261
19795—#6,067
19765—#5,594
19756—#4,802
19735—#5,105
19727—#3,965
19715—#4,912
197010—#3,072
19699—#3,064
196810—#2,735
19667—#3,250
196510—#2,619
196412—#2,409
196312—#2,414
19625—#4,037
196110—#2,707
196012—#2,423
195912—#2,416
19588—#3,034
195711—#2,494
19569—#2,800
195510—#2,559
195410—#2,593
19527—#3,097
19516—#3,367
19509—#2,582
194910—#2,453
19485—#3,675
19475—#3,737
19457—#2,744
19445—#3,434
19438—#2,737
194114—#1,903
194021—#1,472
193916—#1,713
193812—#2,084
193721—#1,481
193620—#1,505
193516—#1,757
193421—#1,499
193317—#1,707
193222—#1,509
193125—#1,394
193038—#1,133
192924—#1,480
192851—#950
192736—#1,199
192640—#1,125
192540—#1,108
192442—#1,107
192341—#1,114
192223—#1,591
192150—#991
192046—#1,020
191946—#999
191856—#889
191750—#900
191655—#840
191545—#925
191437—#898
191322—#1,075
191223—#935
191113—#925
191011—#982
19097—#1,155
190810—#879
19075—#1,345
19069—#852
19045—#1,208
19035—#1,132
19028—#863
19016—#944
19008—#969
18995—#1,054
18978—#788
18965—#1,103
18945—#1,076
18925—#1,066
189110—#599
18857—#765
18846—#848
18836—#800
18825—#944
18806—#809