Adolphus

Adolphus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Adolf is a given name with German origins. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German Athalwolf, a composition of athal, or adal, meaning "noble", and wolf. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name Æthelwulf.

From Wikipedia

Adolphus first appears in the data in 1941 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 5 babies (rank #617 that year). It was not in the 2017 data.

Numerology of Adolphus

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Adolphus yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1941	2	#3
1955	2	#660
1956	2	#711
1957	5	#617
1958	2	#764
1960	5	#636
1961	2	#812
1962	2	#829
1963	2	#835
1964	1	#942
1965	1	#983
1966	1	#1,015
1967	1	#1,037
1968	1	#1,056
1969	1	#1,037
1972	1	#1,008
1973	1	#1,025

Year

Babies

Rank

1941

1955

#660

1956

#711

1957

#617

1958

#764

1960

#636

1961

#812

1962

#829

1963

#835

1964

#942

1965

#983

1966

#1,015

1967

#1,037

1968

#1,056

1969

#1,037

1972

#1,008

1973

#1,025

Meaning

Numerology of Adolphus

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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