Ralph
Last seen for girls in 1990 at #12,958 · #1,046 for boys in 2025, 211 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1917 · 7,391 births
- Debut · boys
- 317 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 84 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 414,018since 1880
Ralph over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,046 | 211 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,145 | 183 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,192 | 169 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,138 | 184 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,111 | 186 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,101 | 180 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,023 | 203 | |
| 2018 | — | #950 | 219 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,066 | 185 | |
| 2016 | — | #993 | 205 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,065 | 186 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,040 | 193 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,008 | 194 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,057 | 180 | |
| 2011 | — | #953 | 208 | |
| 2010 | — | #966 | 205 | |
| 2009 | — | #953 | 211 | |
| 2008 | — | #855 | 248 | |
| 2007 | — | #868 | 239 | |
| 2006 | — | #759 | 278 | |
| 2005 | — | #769 | 258 | |
| 2004 | — | #710 | 270 | |
| 2003 | — | #658 | 300 | |
| 2002 | — | #629 | 314 | |
| 2001 | — | #610 | 319 | |
| 2000 | — | #583 | 342 | |
| 1999 | — | #570 | 343 | |
| 1998 | — | #582 | 333 | |
| 1997 | — | #544 | 364 | |
| 1996 | — | #503 | 415 | |
| 1995 | — | #502 | 413 | |
| 1994 | — | #490 | 422 | |
| 1993 | — | #428 | 520 | |
| 1992 | — | #441 | 499 | |
| 1991 | — | #405 | 562 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #385 | 603 |
| 1989 | — | #347 | 662 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #339 | 628 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #297 | 724 |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | #286 | 728 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #277 | 753 |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #270 | 771 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #249 | 846 |
| 1982 | — | #243 | 949 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #247 | 898 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #229 | 1,039 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #216 | 1,080 |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | #205 | 1,079 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | #187 | 1,253 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #193 | 1,161 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #173 | 1,343 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #174 | 1,371 |
| 1973 | #3,481 | 18 | #157 | 1,558 |
| 1972 | #3,894 | 15 | #159 | 1,671 |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #149 | 1,991 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 | #147 | 2,248 |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | #126 | 2,416 |
| 1968 | #2,789 | 21 | #127 | 2,325 |
| 1967 | #2,632 | 22 | #117 | 2,553 |
| 1966 | #2,453 | 24 | #112 | 2,783 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #103 | 3,225 |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | #103 | 3,564 |
| 1963 | #3,176 | 16 | #99 | 3,931 |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 | #97 | 4,180 |
| 1961 | #2,543 | 23 | #95 | 4,443 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 | #89 | 4,770 |
| 1959 | #2,678 | 19 | #84 | 5,048 |
| 1958 | #2,449 | 22 | #78 | 5,453 |
| 1957 | #2,347 | 23 | #76 | 5,709 |
| 1956 | #2,321 | 23 | #67 | 6,041 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #67 | 5,965 |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 | #61 | 6,311 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | #59 | 6,513 |
| 1952 | #2,581 | 17 | #56 | 6,469 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | #51 | 6,525 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | #52 | 6,406 |
| 1949 | #2,726 | 14 | #50 | 6,748 |
| 1948 | #2,188 | 20 | #51 | 6,915 |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 | #50 | 7,389 |
| 1946 | #1,970 | 22 | #48 | 6,587 |
| 1945 | #1,993 | 18 | #44 | 5,785 |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | #42 | 6,273 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #40 | 6,771 |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | #38 | 6,637 |
| 1941 | #2,190 | 15 | #38 | 6,040 |
| 1940 | #1,477 | 27 | #37 | 5,838 |
| 1939 | #1,684 | 21 | #35 | 5,959 |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | #35 | 6,013 |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | #34 | 5,923 |
| 1936 | #1,375 | 28 | #31 | 6,029 |
| 1935 | #1,264 | 32 | #32 | 6,090 |
| 1934 | #1,221 | 34 | #31 | 6,282 |
| 1933 | #1,179 | 36 | #29 | 6,185 |
| 1932 | #1,293 | 32 | #27 | 6,727 |
| 1931 | #1,043 | 45 | #25 | 6,960 |
| 1930 | #1,101 | 45 | #25 | 7,634 |
| 1929 | #941 | 58 | #26 | 7,715 |
| 1928 | #994 | 56 | #24 | 8,100 |
| 1927 | #990 | 59 | #24 | 8,434 |
| 1926 | #1,148 | 44 | #24 | 8,455 |
| 1925 | #1,176 | 43 | #25 | 8,467 |
| 1924 | #1,188 | 44 | #23 | 8,766 |
| 1923 | #1,197 | 42 | #23 | 8,629 |
| 1922 | #997 | 56 | #23 | 8,484 |
| 1921 | #1,184 | 42 | #23 | 8,860 |
| 1920 | #1,171 | 42 | #22 | 8,556 |
| 1919 | #1,090 | 45 | #22 | 7,709 |
| 1918 | #1,411 | 30 | #22 | 8,162 |
| 1917 | #1,337 | 30 | #21 | 7,391 |
| 1916 | #1,278 | 32 | #21 | 7,085 |
| 1915 | #1,475 | 24 | #21 | 6,816 |
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | #21 | 5,009 |
| 1913 | #1,091 | 25 | #22 | 3,963 |
| 1912 | #1,477 | 14 | #23 | 3,435 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #24 | 1,674 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | #28 | 1,278 |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #30 | 1,091 |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #25 | 1,138 |
| 1907 | — | #29 | 997 | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #26 | 984 |
| 1905 | — | #27 | 938 | |
| 1904 | — | #28 | 899 | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #29 | 807 |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | #28 | 866 |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | #29 | 682 |
| 1900 | — | #31 | 896 | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #29 | 742 |
| 1898 | — | #31 | 803 | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #32 | 697 |
| 1896 | — | #30 | 746 | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | #30 | 736 |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | #31 | 692 |
| 1893 | — | #31 | 636 | |
| 1892 | — | #30 | 725 | |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | #28 | 587 |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #32 | 587 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #39 | 495 |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | #36 | 547 |
| 1887 | — | #38 | 463 | |
| 1886 | — | #41 | 440 | |
| 1885 | — | #44 | 422 | |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | #40 | 464 |
| 1883 | — | #45 | 385 | |
| 1882 | — | #43 | 407 | |
| 1881 | — | #45 | 329 | |
| 1880 | — | #54 | 317 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ralph was already there! It came in at #54, and was given to 317 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2007–2025, when fewer than 250 boys a year got the name.
Where Ralph is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Utah#13 · 1 in 71
- Kansas#13 · 1 in 74
- Iowa#14 · 1 in 81
- Maine#15 · 1 in 67
- Indiana#15 · 1 in 74
Best ever in a state: #8 in Idaho, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #13 | 198 | 1 in 74 |
| Utah | #13 | 66 | 1 in 71 |
| Iowa | #14 | 250 | 1 in 81 |
| Indiana | #15 | 314 | 1 in 74 |
| Maine | #15 | 84 | 1 in 67 |
| Ohio | #16 | 656 | 1 in 73 |
| Missouri | #17 | 304 | 1 in 88 |
| Colorado | #18 | 98 | 1 in 76 |
| District of Columbia | #18 | 34 | 1 in 79 |
| Oregon | #18 | 58 | 1 in 87 |
| South Dakota | #18 | 70 | 1 in 83 |
| Georgia | #19 | 229 | 1 in 128 |
| Nebraska | #19 | 127 | 1 in 89 |
| Wisconsin | #19 | 231 | 1 in 96 |
| Minnesota | #20 | 210 | 1 in 97 |
| Montana | #21 | 59 | 1 in 95 |
| Oklahoma | #21 | 182 | 1 in 108 |
| West Virginia | #21 | 142 | 1 in 99 |
| Illinois | #22 | 533 | 1 in 102 |
| New Mexico | #22 | 33 | 1 in 102 |
| North Carolina | #22 | 231 | 1 in 127 |
| Washington | #23 | 91 | 1 in 99 |
| Wyoming | #23 | 16 | 1 in 85 |
| Idaho | #24 | 40 | 1 in 100 |
| Kentucky | #24 | 181 | 1 in 127 |
| Rhode Island | #24 | 54 | 1 in 89 |
| Vermont | #24 | 30 | 1 in 78 |
| Delaware | #25 | 14 | 1 in 115 |
| Massachusetts | #25 | 322 | 1 in 101 |
| Pennsylvania | #25 | 726 | 1 in 119 |
| Arkansas | #27 | 115 | 1 in 141 |
| North Dakota | #27 | 66 | 1 in 103 |
| Tennessee | #27 | 168 | 1 in 130 |
| California | #28 | 170 | 1 in 127 |
| Michigan | #29 | 256 | 1 in 128 |
| Virginia | #29 | 147 | 1 in 150 |
| Connecticut | #30 | 99 | 1 in 132 |
| Florida | #30 | 61 | 1 in 144 |
| New Hampshire | #31 | 29 | 1 in 103 |
| Maryland | #32 | 81 | 1 in 145 |
| New Jersey | #33 | 182 | 1 in 151 |
| New York | #33 | 666 | 1 in 135 |
| South Carolina | #36 | 107 | 1 in 181 |
| Alabama | #38 | 109 | 1 in 210 |
| Arizona | #38 | 18 | 1 in 177 |
| Texas | #45 | 185 | 1 in 230 |
| Louisiana | #67 | 58 | 1 in 297 |
| Mississippi | #73 | 49 | 1 in 363 |
| Hawaii | #87 | 7 | 1 in 310 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ralph
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 99 spots since 2024 (#1,145 → #1,046)
- 55 spots since 2020 (#1,101 → #1,046)
- 19 spots since 2015 (#1,065 → #1,046)
- Biggest jump: 116 spots in 2018 (#1,066 → #950)
- Biggest drop: 109 spots in 2007 (#759 → #868)
Rise & fade · boys
37 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1917 at #21 (7,391 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 47 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 84 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 84 yrs · run 1880–1963
- Top 1,000: 134 yrs · run 1880–2011
Share of babies · boys
1 in 124
- Highest: 1 in 124 boys born in 1918 were named Ralph (0.81%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,095 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #21 in 1917, was only 1 in 125 (0.80%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 20.4% of all boys named Ralph (84,466) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,269 | #36 (1888) | #43 |
| 1890s | 6,951 | #28 (1891) | #30 |
| 1900s | 9,298 | #25 (1908) | #28 |
| 1910s | 52,522 | #21 (1917) | #23 |
| 1920s | 84,466 | #22 (1920) | #24 |
| 1930s | 63,802 | #25 (1930) | #30 |
| 1940s | 64,983 | #37 (1940) | #44 |
| 1950s | 60,440 | #51 (1951) | #65 |
| 1960s | 34,190 | #89 (1960) | #107 |
| 1970s | 14,755 | #147 (1970) | #176 |
| 1980s | 7,998 | #229 (1980) | #278 |
| 1990s | 4,474 | #385 (1990) | #485 |
| 2000s | 2,779 | #583 (2000) | #739 |
| 2010s | 1,978 | #950 (2018) | #1,012 |
| 2020s | 1,113 | #1,046 (2025) | #1,122 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ralph in 1918
girls
#1,411
30 births · 1 in 38,588 girls
boys
#22
8,162 births · 1 in 124 boys
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 38,588 of them was named Ralph, which outranked 74.7% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Ralph
- #1,380Shirlee31
- #1,380Valda31
- #1,380Virgia31
- #1,411Ralph30
- #1,411Aldine30
- #1,411Allison30
- #1,411Armella30
- #1,451Amber29
- #1,451Arie29
- #1,451Arletha29
Tied with 39 names at #1,411; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 124 of them was named Ralph, which outranked 99.5% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Ralph
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.