| Adolfo | Rodolfo | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | noble wolf | famous wolf |
| Origin | spanish | spanish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ah-DOHL-foh | roh-DOHL-foh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2003 (505) | 1981 (610) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adolfo | Rodolfo |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 546 | 795 |
| 2010s | 1,430 | 2,166 |
| 2000s | 3,912 | 4,595 |
| 1990s | 2,746 | 5,665 |
| 1980s | 1,653 | 5,177 |
| 1970s | 1,332 | 4,053 |
| 1960s | 1,176 | 3,100 |
| 1950s | 908 | 3,031 |
| 1940s | 762 | 1,852 |
| 1930s | 675 | 1,433 |
| 1920s | 707 | 1,507 |
| 1910s | 245 | 359 |
| 1900s | 48 | 40 |
| 1890s | 36 | 0 |
| 1880s | 19 | 0 |
Spanish and Italian form of Adolf, from Germanic Athalwolf: 'athal' ('noble') plus 'wulf' ('wolf'), meaning 'noble wolf'. The wolf element is preserved in '-olfo'.
Spanish and Italian form of Rudolph, from Germanic Hrodwulf: 'hrod' ('fame') plus 'wulf' ('wolf'), meaning 'famous wolf'. The '-olfo' ending reflects the wolf element.
Adolfo and Rodolfo are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Adolfo means noble wolf (spanish origin), while Rodolfo means famous wolf (spanish origin).
In US records, Adolfo first appears in 0 and Rodolfo in 0, so Adolfo has the longer recorded history.