| Rolf | Clovis | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | famous wolf | Famous in battle |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ROLF | KLOH-vis |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1960 (96) | 1917 (84) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Rolf | Clovis |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 25 | 81 |
| 2010s | 10 | 89 |
| 2000s | 19 | 58 |
| 1990s | 75 | 51 |
| 1980s | 89 | 98 |
| 1970s | 234 | 127 |
| 1960s | 662 | 163 |
| 1950s | 663 | 270 |
| 1940s | 434 | 359 |
| 1930s | 419 | 492 |
| 1920s | 297 | 653 |
| 1910s | 176 | 511 |
| 1900s | 0 | 76 |
| 1890s | 0 | 50 |
| 1880s | 0 | 14 |
Contracted form of the Germanic/Old Norse Hrodwulf (Hrolfr), from 'hrod' ('fame') and 'wulf/ulfr' ('wolf'), meaning 'famous wolf'. Shares its root with Rudolph and Raoul.
The early Frankish form (Chlodovech) of the name that became Louis, from 'hlod' (fame) and 'wig' (war, battle). Borne by Clovis I, first king of the Franks.
Rolf and Clovis are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Rolf means famous wolf (germanic origin), while Clovis means Famous in battle (germanic origin).
In US records, Rolf first appears in 0 and Clovis in 0, so Rolf has the longer recorded history.