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Adolphe

100% boys · last recorded 1959

Adolphe has been given to about 295 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1915, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Living in the US≈ 46
Median age today95 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Adolphe per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1915 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time295

How popular is Adolphe?

Its best year was 1915, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 1342nd. The typical living American called Adolphe is about 95 years old today.

Names that sound like Adolphe

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Adolph0.73
  2. Adolfo0.67
  3. Alphonse0.50
  4. Arlie0.50
  5. Moshe0.47
  6. Adonis0.46
  7. Apollo0.46
  8. Adler0.46

Middle names for Adolphe

Ranked by flow score
  1. Adolphe Paul0.83
  2. Adolphe John0.83
  3. Adolphe Blake0.82
  4. Adolphe Wade0.82
  5. Adolphe Ross0.82
  6. Adolphe Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Adolphe

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.68
  2. Cleoeither · 0.68
  3. Opalsister · 0.66
  4. Estellesister · 0.66
  5. Forestbrother · 0.57
  6. Soleither · 0.56

Where Adolphe is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Adolphe White0.78
    2. Adolphe Nguyen0.78
    3. Adolphe Moore0.78
    4. Adolphe Hill0.78
    5. Adolphe Hall0.78
    6. Adolphe Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Adolphe

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.