Adolph
Latinized German form of a Germanic name joining adal, noble, with wolf, wolf; it reached English through the Latin form Adolphus.
Adolph in 2025
Adolph was not given to any babies in 2025. The Social Security Administration only publishes a name once at least five babies receive it in a year, so Adolph has fallen below that threshold.
The history of Adolph
Adolph reached its highest point in 1917, when 681 babies were given the name, ranking 420th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 264th, in 1883.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 18,765 babies have been named Adolph. Half of them were born before 1923, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Adolph by decade
| Decade | Babies named Adolph | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 994 | 264 |
| 1890s | 945 | 366 |
| 1900s | 941 | 481 |
| 1910s | 4,531 | 420 |
| 1920s | 4,476 | 518 |
| 1930s | 2,196 | 690 |
| 1940s | 1,261 | 931 |
| 1950s | 1,368 | 1,264 |
| 1960s | 826 | 1,488 |
| 1970s | 518 | 2,258 |
| 1980s | 334 | 3,531 |
| 1990s | 215 | 5,222 |
| 2000s | 93 | 11,119 |
| 2010s | 48 | 19,488 |
| 2020s | 19 | 18,762 |
Where Adolph is heading
Adolph was not in use ten years ago, so there is no decade-long trend to compare against yet.
That is less than 5% of its 1917 peak — Adolph is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Adolph
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Adolph.