Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Adolphus

#1,988 most common boys' name of all time · #4,791 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2022

Rank among boys
#1,988
Rank overall
#4,791 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
133 of 146
All-time
4,109
Since 2016
18
Peak year
1922 #710
Best rank
#336 1893
Girls Boys peak 85/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Adolphus is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2022 — 5 5 #12,344
2018 — 5 5 #12,179
2016 — 8 8 #8,822
2015 — 6 6 #10,657
2014 — 6 6 #10,736
2012 — 6 6 #10,783
2007 — 9 9 #8,184
2006 — 6 6 #10,682
2005 — 7 7 #9,125
2004 — 11 11 #6,530
2003 — 8 8 #7,841
2001 — 12 12 #5,674
2000 — 10 10 #6,328
1999 — 11 11 #5,665
1998 — 10 10 #5,850
1997 — 6 6 #8,123
1996 — 6 6 #7,986
1995 — 16 16 #3,860
1994 — 17 17 #3,757
1993 — 13 13 #4,455
1992 — 15 15 #3,923
1991 — 9 9 #5,531
1990 — 13 13 #4,174
1989 — 21 21 #2,906
1988 — 19 19 #2,865
1987 — 14 14 #3,346
1986 — 19 19 #2,688
1985 — 21 21 #2,433
1984 — 15 15 #2,963
1983 — 10 10 #3,893
1982 — 20 20 #2,430
1981 — 13 13 #3,229
1980 — 23 23 #2,218
1979 — 17 17 #2,673
1978 — 14 14 #2,935
1977 — 17 17 #2,562
1976 — 16 16 #2,609
1975 — 25 25 #1,887
1974 — 21 21 #2,053
1973 — 19 19 #2,128
1972 — 26 26 #1,725
1971 — 24 24 #1,825
1970 — 23 23 #1,849
1969 — 28 28 #1,531
1968 — 27 27 #1,510
1967 — 21 21 #1,713
1966 — 31 31 #1,375
1965 — 33 33 #1,338
1964 — 26 26 #1,551
1963 — 36 36 #1,309
1962 — 37 37 #1,280
1961 — 40 40 #1,252
1960 — 46 46 #1,154
1959 — 49 49 #1,103
1958 — 49 49 #1,093
1957 — 51 51 #1,063
1956 — 37 37 #1,261
1955 — 67 67 #906
1954 — 46 46 #1,101
1953 — 43 43 #1,123
1952 — 59 59 #927
1951 — 48 48 #1,021
1950 — 54 54 #940
1949 — 67 67 #838
1948 — 48 48 #1,016
1947 — 43 43 #1,109
1946 — 38 38 #1,124
1945 — 37 37 #1,062
1944 — 46 46 #953
1943 — 36 36 #1,144
1942 — 46 46 #985
1941 — 63 63 #789
1940 — 50 50 #894
1939 — 49 49 #889
1938 — 57 57 #818
1937 — 41 41 #987
1936 — 45 45 #918
1935 — 54 54 #852
1934 — 50 50 #889
1933 — 47 47 #907
1932 — 67 67 #772
1931 — 59 59 #818
1930 — 56 56 #885
1929 — 55 55 #904
1928 — 53 53 #928
1927 — 65 65 #828
1926 — 53 53 #933
1925 — 49 49 #974
1924 — 70 70 #812
1923 — 73 73 #769
1922 — 85 85 #710
1921 — 68 68 #837
1920 — 72 72 #787
1919 — 72 72 #760
1918 — 79 79 #713
1917 — 78 78 #680
1916 — 68 68 #737
1915 — 64 64 #751
1914 — 49 49 #752
1913 — 30 30 #897
1912 — 41 41 #661
1911 — 22 22 #671
1910 — 28 28 #541
1909 — 13 13 #811
1908 — 13 13 #753
1907 — 14 14 #709
1906 — 18 18 #553
1905 — 19 19 #533
1904 — 17 17 #547
1903 — 13 13 #630
1902 — 12 12 #659
1901 — 11 11 #643
1900 — 19 19 #562
1899 — 11 11 #632
1898 — 22 22 #425
1897 — 15 15 #524
1896 — 21 21 #430
1895 — 22 22 #421
1894 — 11 11 #637
1893 — 28 28 #336
1892 — 19 19 #451
1891 — 14 14 #485
1890 — 15 15 #498
1889 — 21 21 #396
1888 — 18 18 #448
1887 — 19 19 #385
1886 — 19 19 #412
1885 — 24 24 #360
1884 — 17 17 #457
1883 — 19 19 #408
1882 — 14 14 #497
1881 — 21 21 #371
1880 — 17 17 #426