Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Adolph

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1917

Peak era

1917

Peak births

673

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19172025

Quick answers about Adolph

An estimated 3,868 living Americans are named Adolph.

Adolph fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Adolph is approximately 67 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 78 years old.

Not especially. Adolph has been declining since its 1917 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

18,745

Adolph last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 18,745 American boys received the name.

Adolph peaked in 1917, when 673 boys were given the name.

No boys were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 18,745 Americans named Adolph since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1917

1917673 boys named Adolph

20250 (extinct) boys named Adolph

Living profile

3,868

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age67

Core range53–78

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.