Dolph
Dolph is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dolph
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dolph is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Dolph
The earliest SSA record of Dolph as a baby boy name dates back to 1881, when 9 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Dolph — #1,811 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Dolph on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Dolph last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 626 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Dolph
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dolph. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Dolph
Phonetically similar names — useful when Dolph is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dolf
- Delph
- Delf
- Dilf
- Dalf
- Dole
- Dhole
- Doly
- Dhol
- Doel
- Doli
- Dlf
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Dolph
Dolph is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 626 births in the dataset. Dolph's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #1,811. Use the chart and map above to compare Dolph'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.