Ralph

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Ralph is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 415,639 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 413,799 as boys and 1,840 as girls. Ralph gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #171 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 182
2023 168
2022 183
2021 186
2020 180
2019 203
2018 219
2017 185
2016 205
2015 186
2014 193
2013 194
2012 180
2011 208
2010 205
2009 211
2008 248
2007 239
2006 278
2005 258
2004 270
2003 300
2002 314
2001 319
2000 342
1999 343
1998 333
1997 364
1996 415
1995 413
1994 422
1993 520
1992 499
1991 562
1990 608
1989 664
1988 634
1987 730
1986 734
1985 758
1984 781
1983 851
1982 949
1981 904
1980 1,047
1979 1,090
1978 1,091
1977 1,266
1976 1,169
1975 1,357
1974 1,378
1973 1,576
1972 1,687
1971 1,999
1970 2,270
1969 2,433
1968 2,346
1967 2,575
1966 2,807
1965 3,237
1964 3,578
1963 3,947
1962 4,197
1961 4,463
1960 4,786
1959 5,070
1958 5,475
1957 5,731
1956 6,064
1955 5,981
1954 6,328
1953 6,530
1952 6,486
1951 6,541
1950 6,421
1949 6,762
1948 6,935
1947 7,409
1946 6,608
1945 5,803
1944 6,288
1943 6,782
1942 6,652
1941 6,056
1940 5,865
1939 5,979
1938 6,033
1937 5,941
1936 6,057
1935 6,122
1934 6,316
1933 6,221
1932 6,759
1931 7,005
1930 7,679
1929 7,773
1928 8,156
1927 8,493
1926 8,499
1925 8,510
1924 8,810
1923 8,671
1922 8,540
1921 8,902
1920 8,598
1919 7,754
1918 8,192
1917 7,421
1916 7,117
1915 6,840
1914 5,022
1913 3,988
1912 3,449
1911 1,681
1910 1,285
1909 1,096
1908 1,144
1907 997
1906 989
1905 938
1904 899
1903 812
1902 873
1901 687
1900 896
1899 747
1898 803
1897 702
1896 746
1895 741
1894 697
1893 636
1892 725
1891 595
1890 592
1889 500
1888 553
1887 463
1886 440
1885 422
1884 469
1883 385
1882 407
1881 329
1880 317