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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dolphus

Dolphus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 506th; the most babies were born in 1930 (37). More babies were named Dolphus 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
193037 babies
Total since 1880
1,245babies recorded

Dolphus popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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——
1980——
1970#3,3499
1960#2,45912
1950#1,89916
1940#1,92114
1930#1,15737
1920#1,51425
1910#1,3417
1900#1,2026
1890——
1880#6988

How popular is Dolphus, counting every spelling?

Dolphus has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dolphus?

About 300 people born in the US named Dolphus are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 64 and 79. That makes Dolphus 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.

Dolphus by state

How common Dolphus was among boys born in each state in 1928–1932, around its peak. In 50 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: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: 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: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAL0.10Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dolphus, boys, 1928–1932. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Dolphus

How popular is the name Dolphus?

Dolphus was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 506th; the most babies were born in 1930 (37). More babies were named Dolphus in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Dolphus a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,245 boys.

Where was Dolphus most popular?

In 1928–1932, Dolphus was most common in Alabama (0.10 per 1,000 boys).