How Many People Are Named Adolfo?

An estimated 13,506 people in the United States have the first name Adolfo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Adolfo peaked in popularity in 2003 with 505 births that year.

Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adolfo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Adolfo paired with any surname.

Estimated Living Americans

13,506

About 1 in 25,378 people in the U.S.

Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

Predicted Gender

Male

99.9% confidence

Average Age

35

years old

Peak Year

2003

505 births

Total Registered

16,122

since 1880

Gender Distribution for Adolfo

Adolfo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 16,122 total births registered, 99.9% were male.

Male 16,112 (99.9%)
Female 10 (0.1%)

Adolfo as a male name

Ranked #1,636 in 2024

103 male births in 2024

Peak: 2003 (505 births)

Adolfo as a female name

Ranked #11,334 in 1987

5 female births in 1987

Peak: 1986 (5 births)

Adolfo: Popularity Over Time

SSA records for Adolfo span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,912 babies were registered. Adolfo has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.

Male
Female
0 101 202 303 404 505 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Adolfo by Decade

How has Adolfo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.

Decade Total Male Female
1880s 19 19 0
1890s 36 36 0
1900s 48 48 0
1910s 245 245 0
1920s 707 707 0
1930s 675 675 0
1940s 762 762 0
1950s 908 908 0
1960s 1,176 1,176 0
1970s 1,332 1,332 0
1980s 1,663 1,653 10
1990s 2,746 2,746 0
2000s 3,912 3,912 0
2010s 1,430 1,430 0
2020s 463 463 0

Adolfo by State

Birth registrations for Adolfo span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio. On average, about 463 Adolfos were registered per state.

Adolfo + Last Name Combinations

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Adolfo: Questions and Answers

How many people in the U.S. are named Adolfo?

We estimate approximately 13,506 people named Adolfo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 25,378 Americans share this first name.

Is Adolfo a common name?

Adolfo is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.

When was Adolfo most popular?

Adolfo reached peak popularity in 2003, when 505 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adolfo is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.

Is Adolfo a male name?

Adolfo is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.

How many Adolfo Smiths are there?

To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adolfo Smith, Adolfo Johnson, Adolfo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.

Where does this data come from?

Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.

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