Given name & surname
Adolfo
“a noble, majestic wolf”
Adolfo is a variant of Adolph. One German interpretation is “a noble, majestic wolf.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adolfo is a variant of Adolph. One German interpretation is “a noble, majestic wolf.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adolfo is a variant of Adolph. An origin associated with Adolph is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Adolfo developed from the Latin form Adolphus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adolfo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,205
- 16,195 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 505 babies
- 2025
- 83
- #1,887 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 83 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,887 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 505 in 2003. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 24,707 as a first name in 2020; 443 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adolfo’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Adolfo has a diminutive in FITO. In Italian usage, Adolfo developed from the Latin form Adolphus. Adolfo has a related form in Adolph.
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Around the world
Adolfo has relatives in 22 languages.
16 related names in 22 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- AdolfDutch, Polish
- AdolpheFrench
- Adelfoequivalent
- Adolphusroot · Latin
- АдольфRussian
- Adolbaderivative · Basque
- AdolfasLithuanian
- アドルフJapanese
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People named Adolfo
- Adolfo SuárezPrime Minister of Spain (1976–1981)1932–2014
- Adolfo Pérez EsquivelArgentine activist, architect and sculptorborn 1931
- Adolfo Bioy CasaresArgentine novelist (1914-1999)
- Adolfo López Mateos55th President of Mexico1910–1969
- Adolfo Rodríguez SaáPresident of Argentina in 2001born 1947
- Adolfo de la HuertaPresident of Mexico (1881–1955)
- Adolfo Ruiz Cortines54th President of Mexico1890–1973
- Adolfo CeliItalian actor (1922–1986)
- Adolfo BaloncieriItalian footballer (1897–1986)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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