| Rolf | Wolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | famous wolf | wolf |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ROLF | WUULF |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1960 (96) | 2021 (107) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Rolf | Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 25 | 553 |
| 2010s | 10 | 555 |
| 2000s | 19 | 204 |
| 1990s | 75 | 127 |
| 1980s | 89 | 48 |
| 1970s | 234 | 64 |
| 1960s | 662 | 42 |
| 1950s | 663 | 60 |
| 1940s | 434 | 0 |
| 1930s | 419 | 0 |
| 1920s | 297 | 0 |
| 1910s | 176 | 5 |
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.
Directly from the Germanic element 'wolf' (Old High German/Old English wulf), meaning 'wolf'. It was the most common animal element in early Germanic names, often used as a short form of longer compounds such as Wolfgang or Wolfram.
Rolf and Wolf are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Rolf means famous wolf (germanic origin), while Wolf means wolf (germanic origin).
In US records, Rolf first appears in 0 and Wolf in 0, so Rolf has the longer recorded history.