Adolph

Adolph is a male given name: 100% of people named Adolph are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 100%Female 0%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 100% male / 0% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Germany
US births since 1880: 18,718 male / 20 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Adolph

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Adolph," in English, "Guten Tag Adolph," in German. Adolph is a male given name: about 100% of people named Adolph are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Adolph,

German

Guten Tag Adolph,

French

Bonjour Adolph,

Spanish

Estimado/a Adolph:

Chinese

Adolph您好：

Japanese

Adolph様

English

Hi Adolph,

German

Hi Adolph,

French

Salut Adolph,

Spanish

Hola Adolph,

Chinese

Adolph你好：

Japanese

Adolphさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Adolph by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	100%
Germany	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

18,718 male · 20 female · 18,738 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Adolph a male or female name?

Adolph is a male given name: 100% of people named Adolph are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Adolph in an email?

Is Adolph a unisex name?

Adolph is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Adolph are men. Adolph leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Adolph a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adolph (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_adolph,
  title  = {Is Adolph a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adolph},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}