Adolphus Name Popularity

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How popular is Adolphus?

In 2018 the rare name Adolphus, ranked the 12,118th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Adolphus is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #330 in 1893.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1922 with 85 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Adolphus in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 2017.

Approximately during the years 1882-1885, 1907-1917, and 1945-1949 the name Adolphus took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Adolphus's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Adolphus has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Adolphus?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Adolphus is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Adolphus has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Adolphus (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	12,118
2017		< 5	--
2016		8	8,826
2015		6	10,671
2014		6	10,729
2013		< 5	--
2012		6	10,794
2011		< 5	--
2010		< 5	--
2009		< 5	--
2008		< 5	--
2007		9	8,170
2006		6	10,682
2005		7	9,123
2004		11	6,528
2003		8	7,847
2002		< 5	--
2001		12	5,669
2000		10	6,317
1999		11	5,659
1998		10	5,844
1997		6	8,130
1996		6	7,979
1995		16	3,856
1994		17	3,751
1993		13	4,448
1992		15	3,920
1991		9	5,522
1990		13	4,170
1989		21	2,904
1988		19	2,860
1987		14	3,340
1986		19	2,680
1985		21	2,424
1984		15	2,953
1983		10	3,881
1982		20	2,426
1981		13	3,218
1980		23	2,212
1979		17	2,668
1978		14	2,929
1977		17	2,554
1976		16	2,602
1975		25	1,885
1974		21	2,049
1973		19	2,120
1972		26	1,720
1971		24	1,820
1970		23	1,845
1969		28	1,525
1968		27	1,505
1967		21	1,710
1966		31	1,372
1965		33	1,336
1964		26	1,544
1963		36	1,305
1962		37	1,279
1961		40	1,250
1960		46	1,152
1959		49	1,102
1958		49	1,089
1957		51	1,062
1956		37	1,261
1955		66	913
1954		47	1,096
1953		43	1,122
1952		58	930
1951		48	1,019
1950		55	925
1949		67	834
1948		48	1,015
1947		43	1,108
1946		38	1,123
1945		37	1,056
1944		46	950
1943		36	1,141
1942		46	984
1941		63	786
1940		50	893
1939		49	888
1938		56	824
1937		41	981
1936		45	917
1935		54	850
1934		50	888
1933		47	905
1932		67	769
1931		59	816
1930		56	885
1929		55	901
1928		53	927
1927		65	826
1926		53	931
1925		49	973
1924		70	809
1923		73	770
1922		85	709
1921		68	834
1920		72	785
1919		72	760
1918		79	710
1917		78	680
1916		68	734
1915		64	751
1914		49	751
1913		30	897
1912		41	659
1911		22	667
1910		28	537
1909		13	805
1908		13	744
1907		14	699
1906		18	548
1905		19	525
1904		17	539
1903		13	619
1902		12	651
1901		11	637
1900		19	555
1899		11	613
1898		22	418
1897		15	515
1896		21	424
1895		22	414
1894		11	631
1893		28	330
1892		19	445
1891		14	476
1890		15	491
1889		21	388
1888		18	442
1887		19	378
1886		19	403
1885		24	355
1884		17	452
1883		19	402
1882		14	490
1881		21	360
1880		17	425

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.