NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Ralph Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Ralph: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 414,018 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
414,018
Peak year
1921 #23
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-5.9%

In the 1920s · Most used in PA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011208#956
2012180#1059
2013194#1010
2014193#1042
2015186#1067
2016205#996
2017185#1070
2018219#950
2019203#1026
2020180#1102
2021186#1111
2022184#1141
2023169#1196
2024183#1148
2025211#1048

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1921

PA
784
OH
698
NY
685
IL
478
MO
354
IN
351

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