| Wolf | Rolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | wolf | famous wolf |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | WUULF | ROLF |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2021 (107) | 1960 (96) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Wolf | Rolf |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 553 | 25 |
| 2010s | 555 | 10 |
| 2000s | 204 | 19 |
| 1990s | 127 | 75 |
| 1980s | 48 | 89 |
| 1970s | 64 | 234 |
| 1960s | 42 | 662 |
| 1950s | 60 | 663 |
| 1940s | 0 | 434 |
| 1930s | 0 | 419 |
| 1920s | 0 | 297 |
| 1910s | 5 | 176 |
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.
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.
Wolf and Rolf are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Wolf means wolf (germanic origin), while Rolf means famous wolf (germanic origin).
In US records, Wolf first appears in 0 and Rolf in 0, so Wolf has the longer recorded history.