Adolphus
Meaning
“A Latinized form of Adolf, from Old High German athal, noble, and wolf, wolf.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Adolphus has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Adolphus
Most people given the name Adolphus in the United States were born between 1950 and 1989. The Adolphus you meet today is most often in his 50s or 60s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Adolphus deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Adolphus truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Adolphus fits with your family’s names and surname.
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