Rodolph

Where Rodolph comes from

From Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwulfaz.
— Wiktionary's entry for Rodolph
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,651 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1927
    Peak, #1,871
    18 babies named Rodolph — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1928
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #3,076.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name, variant of Rudolph
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.