Ralph
Old Norse Rathulfr, “counsel wolf,” through the Norman Radulf.
1921peak year
No. 21best rank (1914)
415,858babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Ralph appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1880 to 1963. Its biggest year was 1921, when 8,860 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 23 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1914, at No. 21. All told, 415,858 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,269 | No. 36 |
| 1890s | 6,951 | No. 28 |
| 1900s | 9,298 | No. 25 |
| 1910s | 52,522 | No. 21 |
| 1920s | 84,466 | No. 22 |
| 1930s | 63,802 | No. 25 |
| 1940s | 64,983 | No. 37 |
| 1950s | 60,440 | No. 51 |
| 1960s | 34,190 | No. 89 |
| 1970s | 14,755 | No. 147 |
| 1980s | 7,998 | No. 229 |
| 1990s | 4,474 | No. 385 |
| 2000s | 2,779 | No. 583 |
| 2010s | 1,978 | No. 950 |
| 2020s | 1,113 | No. 1046 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.