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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#29 · 1 in 162
- Arizona#34 · 1 in 158
- Virginia#36 · 1 in 183
- Nevada#37 · 1 in 153
- Vermont#41 · 1 in 185
Best ever in a state: #8 in Idaho, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #29 | 154 | 1 in 162 |
| Arizona | #34 | 61 | 1 in 158 |
| Virginia | #36 | 201 | 1 in 183 |
| Nevada | #37 | 9 | 1 in 153 |
| Ohio | #41 | 418 | 1 in 218 |
| Vermont | #41 | 21 | 1 in 185 |
| New Mexico | #43 | 52 | 1 in 185 |
| District of Columbia | #44 | 53 | 1 in 230 |
| Kentucky | #44 | 153 | 1 in 235 |
| Georgia | #45 | 208 | 1 in 211 |
| Maine | #45 | 51 | 1 in 191 |
| Massachusetts | #45 | 199 | 1 in 237 |
| Connecticut | #46 | 91 | 1 in 205 |
| Florida | #47 | 133 | 1 in 219 |
| Indiana | #47 | 187 | 1 in 239 |
| Maryland | #47 | 100 | 1 in 237 |
| Michigan | #47 | 284 | 1 in 267 |
| New Hampshire | #47 | 24 | 1 in 227 |
| Tennessee | #47 | 172 | 1 in 227 |
| Alaska | #48 | 8 | 1 in 162 |
| Illinois | #48 | 334 | 1 in 273 |
| Missouri | #48 | 153 | 1 in 271 |
| New Jersey | #48 | 214 | 1 in 214 |
| Pennsylvania | #48 | 477 | 1 in 227 |
| California | #49 | 481 | 1 in 250 |
| Colorado | #49 | 57 | 1 in 276 |
| New York | #49 | 643 | 1 in 232 |
| Rhode Island | #49 | 35 | 1 in 229 |
| Utah | #49 | 46 | 1 in 209 |
| Alabama | #50 | 148 | 1 in 262 |
| Kansas | #50 | 81 | 1 in 244 |
| North Carolina | #51 | 205 | 1 in 246 |
| Delaware | #55 | 12 | 1 in 270 |
| Oregon | #57 | 59 | 1 in 275 |
| Montana | #60 | 20 | 1 in 317 |
| Washington | #60 | 84 | 1 in 319 |
| Arkansas | #62 | 74 | 1 in 306 |
| Nebraska | #62 | 41 | 1 in 351 |
| South Carolina | #63 | 103 | 1 in 278 |
| Wisconsin | #63 | 106 | 1 in 370 |
| Wyoming | #63 | 10 | 1 in 300 |
| Oklahoma | #65 | 74 | 1 in 315 |
| South Dakota | #65 | 22 | 1 in 352 |
| Louisiana | #68 | 121 | 1 in 288 |
| Texas | #69 | 300 | 1 in 335 |
| Minnesota | #70 | 85 | 1 in 411 |
| Idaho | #75 | 19 | 1 in 353 |
| Mississippi | #80 | 73 | 1 in 398 |
| Iowa | #82 | 62 | 1 in 478 |
| North Dakota | #96 | 15 | 1 in 490 |
| Hawaii | #101 | 15 | 1 in 408 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1917 at #21 (7,391 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 47 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 84 yrs · run 1880–1963
- Top 1,000: 134 yrs · run 1880–2011
- 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
- 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 1949
Top girls' names in 1949
Top boys' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 122,206 of them was named Ralph, which outranked 55.1% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,620Willma15
- #2,620Zetta15
- #2,620Zoila15
- #2,726Ralph14
- #2,726Adair14
- #2,726Alan14
- #2,726Alean14
- #2,850Adina13
- #2,850Alaine13
- #2,850Alayne13
Tied with 123 names at #2,726; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 263 of them was named Ralph, which outranked 98.8% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.