Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Rodolpho is a variant of Rudolph. An origin associated with Rudolph is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rodolpho through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 29 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 352 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rodolpho’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Rodolpho has a related form in Rodolfo. Rodolpho has a related form in Rudolph.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Rodolpho
- Dinoassociation football player (1915-1987)
- Rodolpho von IheringBrazilian naturalist, zoologist and biologist1883–1939
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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