Ralph

Given to 415,858 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#1046
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
211
boys 211
Peak year
1918
8,162 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
415,858
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ralph was most popular in 1918, when 8,162 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 211 babies were named Ralph, ranking #1046 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1918 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ralph was most popular in 1918, when 8,162 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 211 babies were named Ralph, ranking #1046 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1918

Ralph was most popular in 1918, when 8,162 babies recorded as boys got the name (8.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 211 babies were named Ralph, ranking #1046 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 211 1046
2024 <5 — 183 1145
2023 <5 — 169 1192
2022 <5 — 184 1138
2021 <5 — 186 1111
2020 <5 — 180 1101
2019 <5 — 203 1023
2018 <5 — 219 950
2017 <5 — 185 1066
2016 <5 — 205 993
2015 <5 — 186 1065
2014 <5 — 193 1040
2013 <5 — 194 1008
2012 <5 — 180 1057
2011 <5 — 208 953
2010 <5 — 205 966
2009 <5 — 211 953
2008 <5 — 248 855
2007 <5 — 239 868
2006 <5 — 278 759
2005 <5 — 258 769
2004 <5 — 270 710
2003 <5 — 300 658
2002 <5 — 314 629
2001 <5 — 319 610
2000 <5 — 342 583
1999 <5 — 343 570
1998 <5 — 333 582
1997 <5 — 364 544
1996 <5 — 415 503
1995 <5 — 413 502
1994 <5 — 422 490
1993 <5 — 520 428
1992 <5 — 499 441
1991 <5 — 562 405
1990 5 12958 603 385
1989 <5 — 662 347
1988 6 10386 628 339
1987 6 9825 724 297
1986 6 9545 728 286
1985 5 10677 753 277
1984 10 6291 771 270
1983 5 10275 846 249
1982 <5 — 949 243
1981 6 9110 898 247
1980 8 7418 1,039 229
1979 10 6189 1,080 216
1978 12 5214 1,079 205
1977 13 4942 1,253 187
1976 8 6611 1,161 193
1975 14 4370 1,343 173
1974 7 6900 1,371 174
1973 18 3481 1,558 157
1972 15 3894 1,671 159
1971 10 5136 1,991 149
1970 21 3110 2,248 147
1969 17 3318 2,416 126
1968 21 2789 2,325 127
1967 22 2632 2,553 117
1966 24 2453 2,783 112
1965 12 3733 3,225 103
1964 15 3379 3,564 103
1963 16 3176 3,931 99
1962 17 3033 4,180 97
1961 23 2543 4,443 95
1960 17 2989 4,770 89
1959 19 2678 5,048 84
1958 22 2449 5,453 78
1957 23 2347 5,709 76
1956 23 2321 6,041 67
1955 16 2839 5,965 67
1954 17 2695 6,311 61
1953 17 2595 6,513 59
1952 17 2581 6,469 56
1951 16 2577 6,525 51
1950 15 2652 6,406 52
1949 14 2726 6,748 50
1948 20 2188 6,915 51
1947 20 2200 7,389 50
1946 22 1970 6,587 48
1945 18 1993 5,785 44
1944 16 2199 6,273 42
1943 11 2861 6,771 40
1942 17 2117 6,637 38
1941 15 2190 6,040 38
1940 27 1477 5,838 37
1939 21 1684 5,959 35
1938 19 1805 6,013 35
1937 19 1784 5,923 34
1936 28 1375 6,029 31
1935 32 1264 6,090 32
1934 34 1221 6,282 31
1933 36 1179 6,185 29
1932 32 1293 6,727 27
1931 45 1043 6,960 25
1930 45 1101 7,634 25
1929 58 941 7,715 26
1928 56 994 8,100 24
1927 59 990 8,434 24
1926 44 1148 8,455 24
1925 43 1176 8,467 25
1924 44 1188 8,766 23
1923 42 1197 8,629 23
1922 56 997 8,484 23
1921 42 1184 8,860 23
1920 42 1171 8,556 22
1919 45 1090 7,709 22
1918 30 1411 8,162 22
1917 30 1337 7,391 21
1916 32 1278 7,085 21
1915 24 1475 6,816 21
1914 13 1896 5,009 21
1913 25 1091 3,963 22
1912 14 1477 3,435 23
1911 7 1956 1,674 24
1910 7 1935 1,278 28
1909 5 2208 1,091 30
1908 6 1862 1,138 25
1907 <5 — 997 29
1906 5 1951 984 26
1905 <5 — 938 27
1904 <5 — 899 28
1903 5 1792 807 29
1902 7 1438 866 28
1901 5 1679 682 29
1900 <5 — 896 31
1899 5 1596 742 29
1898 <5 — 803 31
1897 5 1555 697 32
1896 <5 — 746 30
1895 5 1592 736 30
1894 5 1485 692 31
1893 <5 — 636 31
1892 <5 — 725 30
1891 8 1006 587 28
1890 5 1338 587 32
1889 5 1279 495 39
1888 6 1136 547 36
1887 <5 — 463 38
1886 <5 — 440 41
1885 <5 — 422 44
1884 5 1024 464 40
1883 <5 — 385 45
1882 <5 — 407 43
1881 <5 — 329 45
1880 <5 — 317 54

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Where Ralph is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years