Name Legacy

Adolphus

Recorded 1880–2022 · United States

Adolphus was most popular in 1922, when 85 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,468 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 4,109 people named Adolphus.

Most popular in1922
Rank that year#1,468
Births that year85
Total since 18804,109

Adolphus over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Adolphus’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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Where Adolphus is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org