Boy or Girl

Is Adolphus a boy or girl name?

Adolphus was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 4,109 US babies named Adolphus were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Adolphus since 1880
4,109
Most popular year
1922
85 babies
Babies named Adolphus each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Adolphus from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.025507510018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Adolphus, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s18900%
1890s17800%
1900s14900%
1910s53100%
1920s64300%
1930s52500%
1940s47400%
1950s50300%
1960s32500%
1970s20200%
1980s17500%
1990s11600%
2000s6300%
2010s3100%
2020s500%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20225#12,3870–
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–0–
20185#12,1900–
20170–0–
20168#8,8400–
20156#10,6850–
20146#10,7480–
20130–0–
20126#10,8080–
20110–0–
20100–0–
20090–0–
20080–0–
20079#8,1770–
20066#10,6840–
20057#9,1290–
200411#6,5300–
20038#7,8500–
20020–0–
200112#5,6730–
200010#6,3210–
199911#5,6590–
199810#5,8450–
19976#8,1310–
19966#7,9800–
199516#3,8570–
199417#3,7510–
199313#4,4490–
199215#3,9210–
19919#5,5240–
199013#4,1700–
198921#2,9050–
198819#2,8600–
198714#3,3390–
198619#2,6850–
198521#2,4270–
198415#2,9550–
198310#3,8860–
198220#2,4250–
198113#3,2210–
198023#2,2130–
197917#2,6700–
197814#2,9290–
197717#2,5560–
197616#2,6010–
197525#1,8850–
197421#2,0500–
197319#2,1250–
197226#1,7210–
197124#1,8230–
197023#1,8470–
196928#1,5260–
196827#1,5070–
196721#1,7110–
196631#1,3730–
196533#1,3350–
196426#1,5460–
196336#1,3050–
196237#1,2790–
196140#1,2510–
196046#1,1530–
195949#1,1010–
195849#1,0910–
195751#1,0640–
195637#1,2580–
195567#9060–
195446#1,1010–
195343#1,1230–
195259#9270–
195148#1,0170–
195054#9340–
194967#8340–
194848#1,0150–
194743#1,1080–
194638#1,1240–
194537#1,0560–
194446#9490–
194336#1,1410–
194246#9850–
194163#7860–
194050#8930–
193949#8880–
193857#8160–
193741#9810–
193645#9170–
193554#8500–
193450#8880–
193347#9050–
193267#7690–
193159#8160–
193056#8850–
192955#9010–
192853#9270–
192765#8260–
192653#9310–
192549#9730–
192470#8090–
192373#7700–
192285#7090–
192168#8340–
192072#7850–
191972#7600–
191879#7100–
191778#6800–
191668#7340–
191564#7510–
191449#7510–
191330#8970–
191241#6590–
191122#6670–
191028#5370–
190913#8050–
190813#7440–
190714#6990–
190618#5480–
190519#5250–
190417#5390–
190313#6190–
190212#6510–
190111#6370–
190019#5550–
189911#6130–
189822#4180–
189715#5150–
189621#4240–
189522#4140–
189411#6310–
189328#3300–
189219#4450–
189114#4760–
189015#4910–
188921#3880–
188818#4420–
188719#3780–
188619#4030–
188524#3550–
188417#4520–
188319#4020–
188214#4900–
188121#3600–
188017#4250–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Adolphus reached #330 in 1893. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Adolphus

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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.