boy's name
Adolfo
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 16,360
Adolfo is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2003, when 505 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,944 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Adolfo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 19 |
| 1890s | 36 |
| 1900s | 48 |
| 1910s | 245 |
| 1920s | 707 |
| 1930s | 675 |
| 1940s | 762 |
| 1950s | 908 |
| 1960s | 1,176 |
| 1970s | 1,332 |
| 1980s | 1,663 |
| 1990s | 2,746 |
| 2000s | 3,912 |
| 2010s | 1,430 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 546 |
How popular is Adolfo?
In 2025, Adolfo was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Adolfo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Adolfo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adolfo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adolfo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Adolfo in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Adolfo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adolfo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adolfo
How popular is the name Adolfo?
In 2025, Adolfo was given to 83 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Adolfo a girl's or a boy's name?
Adolfo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Adolfo?
Adolfo has 3 syllables.
When was Adolfo most popular?
Adolfo peaked in 2003, when 505 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Adolfo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adolfo currently ranks #1,886 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.