Rodolph
Rodolph is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, French.
- English
- French
Meaning & Origin of Rodolph
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rodolph is a name with multiple cultural origins: English, French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- French
The Story of Rodolph
American parents first put Rodolph on the record books as a baby boy name in 1914, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 18 Rodolphs were born — ranking #1,871 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Rodolphs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1971 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 189 Rodolphs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Rodolph
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About the name Rodolph
Rodolph is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 189 births in the dataset. Rodolph's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #1,871. Use the chart and map above to compare Rodolph'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.