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Adolph

Boy name

Adolph has been given to 18,765 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1917.

Meaning & origin /ˈeɪ.dɔlf/

Variant spelling of Adolf.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

18,765

Peak year

1917 (681 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

New / returning

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Adolph.

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