Rodolfo is the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Rudolph, from the Germanic hrod, "fame", and wulf, "wolf", so it means "famous wolf". Opera lovers know it as the poet in Puccini's La Bohème, and it has long been a staple in Mexico and the rest of Latin America. In the United States Rodolfo ranked number 421 in 2000, its best year this century, then declined steadily, leaving the top 1000 in 2016 and standing at number 1474 in 2025.