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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Adolphus

Adolphus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 330th; the most babies were born in 1922 (85). More babies were named Adolphus in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192285 babies
Total since 1880
4,109babies recorded

Adolphus 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#6,32210
1990#4,17013
1980#2,21323
1970#1,84723
1960#1,15246
1950#93454
1940#89350
1930#88556
1920#78572
1910#53728
1900#55519
1890#49115
1880#42517

How popular is Adolphus, counting every spelling?

Adolphus has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Adolphus?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Adolphus are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 46 and 74. That makes Adolphus 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.

Adolphus by state

How common Adolphus was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (4.6×), Georgia (4.4×), North Carolina (3.6×), Mississippi (3.5×), Texas (1.5×). In 38 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 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: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKY0.05West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesVA0.31Maryland: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTN0.05North Carolina: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesNC0.24South Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesSC0.13District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesLA0.05Mississippi: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMS0.23Alabama: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesAL0.08Georgia: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesGA0.29Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesFL0.10
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Adolphus, boys, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Adolphus

How popular is the name Adolphus?

Adolphus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 330th; the most babies were born in 1922 (85). More babies were named Adolphus in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Adolphus a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Adolphus in the US.

Where was Adolphus most popular?

In 1920–1924, Adolphus was most common in Virginia (0.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and North Carolina.