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Dolphus

100% boys · last recorded 1978

Dolphus has been given to about 1,245 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1930, which makes it a interwar name.

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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 438
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dolphus per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1930 · 37
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,245

How popular is Dolphus?

Its best year was 1930, when 37 babies were given the name, ranking 1157th. The typical living American called Dolphus is about 77 years old today.

Names that sound like Dolphus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Adolphus0.85
  2. Columbus0.57
  3. Julius0.51
  4. Darius0.51
  5. Doug0.51
  6. Rufus0.51
  7. Darrius0.51
  8. Cornelius0.49

Middle names for Dolphus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dolphus Paul0.77
  2. Dolphus John0.77
  3. Dolphus Lee0.77
  4. Dolphus Blake0.76
  5. Dolphus Bryce0.76
  6. Dolphus Wade0.76

Sibling names for Dolphus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.78
  2. Elouisesister · 0.78
  3. Lenorasister · 0.77
  4. Hughbrother · 0.75
  5. Otisbrother · 0.75
  6. Louiebrother · 0.74

Where Dolphus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dolphus Anderson0.77
    2. Dolphus White0.72
    3. Dolphus Reyes0.72
    4. Dolphus Moore0.72
    5. Dolphus Lee0.72
    6. Dolphus Hill0.72

    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 Dolphus

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

    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.