The first name Adolphus

In 2022, 5 boys born in the United States were named Adolphus, the 12,393rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1922, when 85 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.

• Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
  British and Hanoverian Royal (1774-1850), Duke of Cambridge from 1786
• Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
  British Army general (1868-1927)
• Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1686-1752)
• Adolphus Greely
  American army officer and polar explorer (1844–1935)
• Adolphus Warburton Moore
  British climber (1841–1887)
• Adolphus William Ward
  British historian (1837-1924)
• Adolphus Busch I
  American businessman (1839-1913)
• Lord Adolphus FitzClarence
  British naval officer (1802-1856); seventh child and fourth illegitimate son of William IV
• H. L. A. Hart
  English legal philosopher (1907–1992)
• John Vernon
  Canadian actor (1932–2005)
• Duke Adolf Friedrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  First Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658-1708)
• Adolf Daens
  Belgian priest (1839–1907)

What does the name Adolphus mean?

From Latin Adolphus. Doublet of Adolph.

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

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 4,109 US babies named Adolphus since 1880 were boys.

When was Adolphus most popular?

1922 in the United States, when 85 babies were named Adolphus, its highest rank at 709th.

What name is Adolphus a form of?

Adolphus is a form of Adolph.