How popular is the name Adolf?

304 US babies were named Adolf between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1940.

What careers are people named Adolf over-represented in?

Among notable men who are painters, Adolfs show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Adolf

Q: How common is the spelling Adolf?

1 in 16 Adolphs spell it Adolf.

Adolf (Germanic origin). 304 US babies since 1940, peak 1940. Notable Adolfs are 1.9× over-represented as painters.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

GermanicSpelling of Adolph

Adolph around the world

Адольф · Russian
Адольф · Ukrainian
Άντολφ · Greek
أدولف · Arabic
アドルフ · Japanese
阿道夫 · Chinese
Adolphus
Adolf · German
Adolphe · French
Adolpho

Famous Adolphs

Adolph von Menzel · German artist (1815–1905)
Adolph Diesterweg · German educator and philosopher (1790–1866)
Adolph Joffe · Soviet diplomat (1883-1927)
Adolph Freiherr Knigge · German writer and leading Illuminati member (1752–1796)

In US birth records

Peak year: 1940

304 US babies were named Adolf between 1940 and 2025.

Adolf around the world

France: 45 babies since 1900, peak 1944

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Adolfs end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	1.5×	High · 34 people
Professor	1.0×	Medium · 11 people
Footballer	0.6×	Medium · 10 people
Painter	1.9×	Medium · 10 people

Among notable men who are painters, Adolfs show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 16 Adolphs spell it Adolf

Adolph 94%
Adolf 6%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1940)