Rodolfo

Meaning: Famous wolf
Origin: Germanic — Italian/Spanish form of Rudolph

Boy's name · #1474 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Rodolfo reached its best rank, #311, in 1981 and ranked #1474 in 2025. Roughly 34,000 boys have been named Rodolfo since 1902.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#298 in Mexico (2024) · #477 in Italy (2024) · #1,023 in Ecuador (2025) · #472 in Puerto Rico (2011) · #1,428 in Canada (1993) · #2,668 in France (1984).

Famous Rodolfos

Rodolfo Graziani — Italian fascist politician and military officer (1882–1955)
Rodolfo Pizarro — Mexican footballer (born 1994)
Rodolfo Acosta — American actor (1920–1974)
Rodolfo Arruabarrena — Argentine footballer (born 1975)
Rodolfo Vieira — Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner (born 1989)

In stories & tradition

Rodolfo Chikilicuatre — Fictional character played by David Fernández Ortiz and Yolanda Lareo Carbia
Rodolfo — Operatic character in the opera La bohème by Ruggero Leoncavallo; a poet
Rodolfo Rivera — El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (TV series)

What Rodolfos become

Among 1,110 notable people named Rodolfo:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rodolfo Barra, Argentine judge and politician (born 1947).

Similar names: Gilberto · Rogelio · Adolfo · Ramiro · Rolando · Humberto

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