Adelfo
Adelfo Magallanes Campos was a Peruvian footballer. He was part of the first golden era of the Peru national football team.
Meaning & Origin of Adelfo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adelfo Magallanes Campos was a Peruvian footballer. He was part of the first golden era of the Peru national football team.
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The Story of Adelfo
Adelfo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 8 Adelfos were born — ranking #6,227 that year. As of 2026, Adelfo ranks #10,812 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 69 Adelfos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Adelfo
Adelfo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Adelfo's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #6,227. Use the chart and map above to compare Adelfo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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