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