How Many People Are Named Dolph?
An estimated 199 people in the United States have the first name Dolph. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Dolph peaked in popularity in 1919 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dolph 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 Dolph paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Dolph is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
199
About 1 in 1,722,384 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1919
18 births
Total Registered
626
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dolph
Dolph is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 626 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dolph as a male name
Ranked #11,225 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1919 (18 births)
Dolph: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dolph span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 127 babies were registered. Dolph has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dolph by Decade
How has Dolph 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.
Dolph by State
Dolph + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dolph as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dolph
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dolph: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dolph?
We estimate approximately 199 people named Dolph 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 1,722,384 Americans share this first name.
Is Dolph a common name?
Dolph is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 626 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dolph most popular?
Dolph reached peak popularity in 1919, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dolph is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dolph a male name?
Dolph is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dolph Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dolph Smith, Dolph Johnson, Dolph 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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