The first name Adolfo
A boy’s name from Italian.
3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Adolfo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 83 boys born in the United States were named Adolfo, the 1,887th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 505 were.
16,205
babies named Adolfo since 1880
#1,887
rank in 2025
2003
peak year
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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Adolpho
Famous people named Adolfo
32 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Adolfo Pérez EsquivelArgentine activist, architect and sculptor, born 1931
- Adolfo Bioy CasaresArgentine novelist (1914-1999)
- Adolfo López Mateos55th President of Mexico, 1910–1969
- Adolfo Ruiz Cortines54th President of Mexico, 1890–1973
- Adolfo ZumelzúArgentine footballer (1902-1973)
- Adolfo PederneraArgentine footballer and manager (1918–1995)
- Adolfo ValenciaColombian footballer, born 1968
- Adolfo GaichArgentine footballer, born 1999
- Adolfo Schwelm CruzArgentine racing driver (1923–2012)
- Adolfo AristarainArgentine film director (1943-2026)
- Adolfo NefChilean footballer, born 1946
- Adolfo HortaCuban boxer (1957–2016)
More Italian boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Adolfo mean?
- Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo.
- What is the origin of the name Adolfo?
- Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo.
- Is Adolfo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 16,205 US babies named Adolfo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Adolfo most popular?
- 2003 in the United States, when 505 babies were named Adolfo, its highest rank at 488th.
- What are other spellings of Adolfo?
- Adolpho.