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    The first name Adolph

    A boy’s name.

    Pronounced /ˈeɪ.dɔlf/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    Variant spelling of Adolf.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Adolph at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2023, 5 boys born in the United States were named Adolph, the 12,279th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1917, when 673 were.

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    18,765
    babies named Adolph since 1880
    #12,279
    rank in 2023
    1917
    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.

    Adolph in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    أَدُولْف
    ʔadūlf
    Arabic
    Ադոլֆ
    Armenian
    А́долф
    Ádolf
    Bulgarian
    Adolf
    Catalan
    Adolf
    Czech
    Adolf
    Danish
    Adolf
    Dutch
    Adolfo
    Esperanto
    Aatu
    Finnish
    Adolphe
    French
    Adolf
    German
    Αδόλφος
    Adólfos
    Greek
    אדולף
    Hebrew
    Adolf
    Icelandic
    Adolfo
    Italian
    Adolphus
    Latin
    Ādolfs
    Latvian
    Adolfas
    Lithuanian
    Adolf
    Norwegian
    Adolfo
    Portuguese
    Адо́льф
    Adólʹf
    Russian
    Adolfo
    Spanish
    Adolf
    Swedish
    A-đôn-phơ
    Vietnamese

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Adolph

    71 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Adolph von Menzel
      German artist (1815–1905)
    • Adolph Diesterweg
      German educator and philosopher (1790–1866)
    • Adolph Wagner
      German economist (1835-1917)
    • Adolph Frank
      German chemist (1834-1916)
    • Adolph Kiefer
      American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, businessman, chief executive officer (1918–2017)
    • Adolph Kolping
      German catholic priest (1813-1865)
    • Adolph Gottlieb
      American artist (1903-1974)
    • Adolph Strecker
      German chemist (1822–1871)
    • Adolph Caesar
      American actor (1933–1986)
    • Adolph Deutsch
      British-American composer, conductor and arranger, 1897–1980
    • Hans Adolph Brorson
      Danish bishop (1694-1764)
    • Adolph van der Voort van Zijp
      Dutch equestrian (1892-1978)

    Questions

    What does the name Adolph mean?
    Variant spelling of Adolf.
    Is Adolph a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 18,765 US babies named Adolph since 1880 were boys.
    When was Adolph most popular?
    1917 in the United States, when 673 babies were named Adolph, its highest rank at 180th.
    How do you pronounce Adolph?
    Adolph is /ˈeɪ.dɔlf/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Adolph?
    Adolf and Adolphus.
    Is Adolph also a surname?
    Yes. Adolph is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.