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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Adolf

Adolf was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 599th; the most babies were born in 1918 (56). More babies were named Adolf in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191856 babies
Total since 1880
1,394babies recorded

Adolf popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#8,1345
1980#6,2615
1970#3,07210
1960#2,42312
1950#2,5829
1940#1,47221
1930#1,13338
1920#1,02046
1910#98211
1900#9698
1890——
1880#8096

How popular is Adolf, counting every spelling?

Adolf has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Adolf?

About 200 people born in the US named Adolf are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 57 and 76. That makes Adolf a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Adolf by state

How common Adolf was among boys born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.3×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesNY0.12Massachusetts: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMA0.11Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.05Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTX0.09Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Adolf, boys, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Adolf: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adolf, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Adolf

How popular is the name Adolf?

Adolf was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 599th; the most babies were born in 1918 (56). More babies were named Adolf in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Adolf a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,394 boys.

Where was Adolf most popular?

In 1916–1920, Adolf was most common in New York (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by Massachusetts and Texas.