Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Adolphus

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1922

Peak era

1922

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19222025

Quick answers about Adolphus

An estimated 1,516 living Americans are named Adolphus.

Adolphus 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 Adolphus is approximately 64 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 75 years old.

Not especially. Adolphus has been declining since its 1922 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

4,109

Adolphus last appeared in SSA records in 2022. Across its recorded history, about 4,109 American boys received the name.

Adolphus peaked in 1922, when 85 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 4,109 Americans named Adolphus since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1922

Living profile

1,516

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age64

Core range46–75

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.