Adolf

German

"noble wolf"

Adolf Origin and Meaning

The name Adolf is a boy's name of Danish origin meaning "noble wolf".

Adolf may have been a Swedish royal name but the terrible dictatorship of Adolf Hitler has ruled out this name Adolf for any sensible parent. In the US last year, there were more than 100 boys' given the Spanish variation Adolfo and a handful given the old school Adolphus, but none named Adolf or Adolph....thank goodness.

Adolf Rank in US Top 1000

# 954 in the US

Adolf Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1126 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Adolf

• 1126 Nameberry 2025

Famous People Named Adolf

• Saint Adolf of Osnabrück German bishop
• Adolf King of Germany
• Adolf Frederick King of Sweden
• Adolf Hitler Austrian,born Nazi dictator and mass,murderer
• (Otto) Adolf Eichmann German Nazi SS commander
• Adolf Joseph Ferdinand "Dolfo" Galland German WWII general and flying ace
• Adolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos Austrian,Czech architect
• Adolf Dickfeld German WWII flying ace
• (Johann Friedrich Wilhelm) Adolf von Baeyer German chemist who synthesized indigo; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Adolf Otto Reinhold Windaus German chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt German biochemist; winner of the Nobel Prize

The name Adolf in Pop Culture

• Adolf Kamil and Adolf Kaufmann title characters in manga "Adolf" by Osamu Tezuka