Adolfo
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Adolf, from a Germanic name joining adal, noble, with wolf; the medieval Latin spelling was Adolphus.
Adolfo in 2025
Adolfo was given to 83 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,005th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 39,944 babies born.
The history of Adolfo
Adolfo reached its highest point in 2003, when 505 babies were given the name, ranking 1,031st that year.
Across the 144 years of records since 1882, 16,205 babies have been named Adolfo. Half of them were born before 1992, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Adolfo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Adolfo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 | 1,433 |
| 1890s | 36 | 1,779 |
| 1900s | 48 | 1,810 |
| 1910s | 245 | 2,027 |
| 1920s | 707 | 1,291 |
| 1930s | 675 | 1,347 |
| 1940s | 762 | 1,496 |
| 1950s | 908 | 1,649 |
| 1960s | 1,176 | 1,492 |
| 1970s | 1,332 | 1,527 |
| 1980s | 1,663 | 1,476 |
| 1990s | 2,746 | 1,172 |
| 2000s | 3,912 | 1,031 |
| 2010s | 1,430 | 2,292 |
| 2020s | 546 | 3,433 |
Where Adolfo is heading
Adolfo has fallen 46% over the past decade, from 155 babies in 2015 to 83 in 2025.
Names like Adolfo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Adolfo.