Adolphus

uh-DAHL-fuhs /ɐˈdɑːlfəs/
boy 3 syllables fading

Adolphus is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1922 and has since faded.

Adolphus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Adolphus was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1922 (85 births).

About the name Adolphus

Pronunciationuh-DAHL-fuhs /ɐˈdɑːlfəs/
CultureDutchEnglish
85peak births 1922
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Adolphus

How popular is Adolphus?

Boys named Adolphus
188019001920194019601980200020202022
Boys named Adolphus per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) 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

Adolphus total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202255#12,393
201855#12,193
201688#8,842
201566#10,687
201466#10,749
201266#10,810
200799#8,177
200666#10,687
200577#9,131
20041111#6,529
200388#7,851
20011212#5,673
20001010#6,322
19991111#5,659
19981010#5,845
19976—#8,131
19966—#7,980
199516—#3,857
199417—#3,752
199313—#4,449
199215—#3,921
19919—#5,526
199013—#4,170
198921—#2,905
198819—#2,860
198714—#3,340
198619—#2,685
198521—#2,427
198415—#2,956
198310—#3,886
198220—#2,426
198113—#3,221
198023—#2,213
197917—#2,669
197814—#2,929
197717—#2,557
197616—#2,601
197525—#1,885
197421—#2,050
197319—#2,125
197226—#1,721
197124—#1,823
197023—#1,847
196928—#1,526
196827—#1,507
196721—#1,711
196631—#1,373
196533—#1,335
196426—#1,546
196336—#1,305
196237—#1,279
196140—#1,250
196046—#1,152
195949—#1,101
195849—#1,091
195751—#1,063
195637—#1,257
195567—#906
195446—#1,101
195343—#1,123
195259—#927
195148—#1,017
195054—#934
194967—#834
194848—#1,015
194743—#1,108
194638—#1,124
194537—#1,056
194446—#949
194336—#1,141
194246—#985
194163—#786
194050—#893
193949—#888
193857—#816
193741—#982
193645—#917
193554—#850
193450—#888
193347—#905
193267—#769
193159—#816
193056—#885
192955—#901
192853—#927
192765—#826
192653—#931
192549—#973
192470—#809
192373—#770
192285—#709
192168—#834
192072—#785
191972—#760
191879—#710
191778—#680
191668—#734
191564—#751
191449—#751
191330—#897
191241—#659
191122—#667
191028—#537
190913—#805
190813—#744
190714—#699
190618—#548
190519—#525
190417—#539
190313—#619
190212—#651
190111—#637
190019—#555
189911—#613
189822—#418
189715—#515
189621—#424
189522—#414
189411—#631
189328—#330
189219—#445
189114—#476
189015—#491
188921—#388
188818—#442
188719—#378
188619—#403
188524—#355
188417—#452
188319—#402
188214—#490
188121—#360
188017—#425