The first name Adolf

In 1990, 5 boys born in the United States were named Adolf, the 8,134th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 56 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Adolf Hitler
  Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945 (1889–1945)
• Adolf Eichmann
  German-Austrian SS officer and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust (1906–1962)
• Adolf Butenandt
  German biochemist (1903-1995)
• Adolf Windaus
  German chemist (1876–1959)
• Adolf Loos
  Austrian and Czech architect and art collector (1870-1933)
• Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
  Finland Swedish baron, geologist, mineralogist and Arctic explorer (1832–1901)
• Adolf Anderssen
  German chess champion, after Paul Morphy (1858-1860), second unofficial world chess champi
• Adolf Dassler
  German entrepreneur, founder of Adidas shoe company (1900–1978)
• Adolf von Harnack
  Baltic German theologian and prominent church historian (1851–1930)
• Adolf Engler
  German botanist (1844–1930)
• Adolf Schärf
  Austrian politician, President of Austria 1957–1965 (1890–1965)
• Adolf Bastian
  German anthropologist (1826–1905)

• Tyler
• Alfred
• Blake
• Grayson
• Stanley
• Tom
• Wyatt
• Miles
• Brandon
• Maxwell
• Landon
• Bradley
• Spencer
• Wesley
• Colton
• Hugh

All 216 names of English origin

What does the name Adolf mean?

Adolf means “noble”, “wolf” in English.

What is the origin of the name Adolf?

From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wulf (“wolf”). Doublet of Ethelwolf from Old English Æþelwulf.

Is Adolf a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,394 US babies named Adolf since 1880 were boys.

When was Adolf most popular?

1918 in the United States, when 56 babies were named Adolf, its highest rank at 889th.

What name is Adolf a form of?

Adolf is a form of Adolph.