Boy name
Ralph
Ralph holds the #1046 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 211 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1914 (#21 nationally, 5,009 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Wisconsin (#618 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#1046
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#21
in 1914 (1910s)
Babies in 2025
211
boys named Ralph
Ralph popularity, 1880–2025
Where Ralph is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#621), Wisconsin (#618), New York (#661)
Uniqueness score
54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ralph in the most recent year of SSA data.
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