Adolfo

“Variant of Adolph — noble wolf (Germanic adal + wolf)” — Germanic, via Adolph/Adolf origin

Boy's name · #1887 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Adolfo's best rank, #488, came in 2003; it has settled back to #1887 today. Roughly 16,000 boys have been named Adolfo since 1882.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Adolfos

Adolfo Suárez — Prime Minister of Spain (1976–1981)
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel — Argentine activist, architect and sculptor
Adolfo Bioy Casares — Argentine novelist (1914-1999)
Adolfo López Mateos — 55th President of Mexico
Adolfo Rodríguez Saá — Argentine politician, former president of Argentina (2001)

In stories & tradition

Adolfo Pirelli — fictional human

What Adolfos become

Among 1,109 notable people named Adolfo:

Military figures appear 2.07× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adolfo Bezerra de Menezes, Brazilian journalist, physician, military personnel, writer and politician (1831–1900).

Similar names: Osvaldo · Adonai · Rodolfo · Gonzalo · Braulio · Ronaldo

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