Is Dolphus a boy or girl name?

Dolphus is a boy’s name. Of the 1,245 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Dolphus

Recorded 1880–1978 · United States

Dolphus was most popular in 1930, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,257 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,245 people named Dolphus.

Dolphus over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dolphus’s peak in 1930. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dolphus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dolphus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,245 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org