Boy or Girl

Is Adolph a boy or girl name?

Adolph was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 18,765 US babies named Adolph were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
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Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Adolph since 1880
18,765
Most popular year
1917
681 babies
Babies named Adolph each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Adolph from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Adolph, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s99400%
1890s94500%
1900s94100%
1910s4,52380.2%
1920s4,47150.1%
1930s2,18970.3%
1940s1,26100%
1950s1,36800%
1960s82600%
1970s51800%
1980s33400%
1990s21500%
2000s9300%
2010s4800%
2020s1900%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20235#12,2700–
20228#8,9930–
20210–0–
20206#10,6240–
20195#12,1740–
20180–0–
20176#10,8030–
20167#9,6840–
20150–0–
20148#8,7950–
20137#9,6710–
20120–0–
20118#8,7760–
20107#9,7090–
20095#12,5250–
20087#9,8850–
200712#6,6260–
200611#6,9100–
20057#9,1280–
20049#7,5450–
20038#7,8490–
20027#8,4620–
200112#5,6720–
200015#4,7860–
199913#5,0380–
199816#4,2030–
199722#3,2620–
199613#4,6160–
199521#3,1920–
199425#2,8480–
199322#3,0440–
199235#2,1760–
199121#2,9880–
199027#2,4880–
198926#2,4690–
198823#2,5110–
198736#1,7930–
198639#1,6450–
198520#2,5040–
198426#2,0360–
198343#1,4480–
198239#1,5650–
198143#1,4560–
198039#1,5470–
197944#1,4070–
197844#1,3940–
197742#1,4070–
197649#1,2390–
197545#1,2800–
197463#1,0350–
197360#1,0450–
197253#1,1200–
197144#1,2540–
197074#9260–
196951#1,0850–
196860#9380–
196773#8360–
196670#8700–
196568#8900–
196491#7870–
196382#8370–
196288#8080–
1961100#7710–
1960143#6510–
1959120#7020–
1958126#6780–
1957135#6590–
1956132#6590–
1955151#5990–
1954146#6110–
1953153#5810–
1952147#5750–
1951117#6510–
1950141#5700–
1949121#6180–
1948128#5930–
1947106#6680–
194695#6630–
1945116#5550–
194495#6290–
1943128#5590–
1942123#5530–
1941173#4480–
1940176#4360–
1939161#4540–
1938188#4130–
1937191#4100–
1936192#3950–
1935195#3900–
1934210#3770–
1933222#3630–
1932242#3570–
1931291#3200–
1930297#3207#3,660
1929333#3030–
1928341#3010–
1927411#2780–
1926403#2850–
1925424#2790–
1924452#2680–
1923515#2460–
1922545#2410–
1921525#2465#5,107
1920522#2410–
1919539#2250–
1918637#2020–
1917673#1808#3,346
1916633#1850–
1915637#1780–
1914418#1990–
1913385#1790–
1912318#1830–
1911161#1920–
1910122#2100–
1909107#2020–
190896#2120–
190790#2120–
190697#1860–
190586#2010–
190490#1950–
190391#1830–
190287#1900–
190180#1800–
1900117#1800–
189980#1780–
189884#1850–
189792#1670–
189693#1730–
189586#1820–
189493#1650–
1893119#1260–
1892115#1420–
189181#1600–
1890102#1380–
1889101#1440–
1888107#1430–
188790#1400–
188695#1450–
1885102#1330–
1884107#1330–
1883115#1120–
188294#1450–
188190#1370–
188093#1450–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Adolph reached #112 in 1883. As a girl name, it reached #3,346 in 1917. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Adolph

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.