Boys' name · peaked in 1981
Rodolfo name popularity since 1925
32,956 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rodolfo. Half of them were born in 1983 or earlier, so the typical Rodolfo is about 43 years old in 2026. Rodolfo peaked in 1981 as the #311 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,956
- Named Rodolfo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,474 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 83 girls · 32,873 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 6.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Rodolfo made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rodolfo births per year, 1925–2025
1981 was the biggest year for Rodolfo both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Rodolfo became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 6,360 baby boys to 1 in 4,090.
- Steepest fall: Between 2006 and 2011, its share of baby boys fell by 44%, from 1 in 4,140 to 1 in 7,360.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Rodolfo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rodolfo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rodolfo in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,006 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,433 | #473 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,852 | #421 |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,031 | #427 |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,100 | #433 |
| 1970s | 16 | 4,053 | #367 |
| 1980s | 47 | 5,177 | #382 |
| 1990s | 20 | 5,665 | #421 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,595 | #498 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,166 | #931 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 795 | #1,474 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.3% of babies named Rodolfo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Rodolfo is most popular
The index compares Rodolfo's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rodolfo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6.08× | 14,395 |
| Arizona | 3.04× | 1,188 |
| California | 2.98× | 9,519 |
| New Mexico | 2.06× | 344 |
| Illinois | 0.92× | 1,350 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rodolfo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rodolfo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rodolfo (1981).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data