NameTides

Ralph

Ralph was the #1,046 boys' name in the US in 2025 (211 babies), and #96 in England & Wales and #1,167 in Canada.

Ralph as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Ralph as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandIrelandCanadaUS
Ralph as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,046 (211)#96 (541)#278 (13)#270 (6)#372 (10)#1,167 (21)—
2024#1,145 (183)#94 (572)#246 (16)#239 (8)#374 (10)#1,654 (12)—
2023#1,192 (169)#98 (555)#278 (13)#232 (8)#472 (7)#1,342 (15)—
2022#1,138 (184)#86 (667)#363 (9)#311 (5)#407 (9)#1,483 (13)—
2021#1,111 (186)#85 (692)#273 (15)#226 (9)#336 (12)#1,478 (13)—
2020#1,101 (180)#95 (615)#324 (11)#193 (10)#637 (4)#999 (22)—
2019#1,023 (203)#81 (748)#334 (10)—#322 (13)#1,065 (20)—
2018#950 (219)#88 (719)#253 (16)#255 (7)#572 (5)#938 (24)—
2017#1,066 (185)#98 (669)#406 (8)#318 (5)#418 (8)#1,194 (17)—
2016#993 (205)#112 (587)#331 (11)#421 (3)#491 (6)#911 (25)—
2015#1,065 (186)#122 (529)#426 (7)#342 (4)#554 (5)#791 (30)—
2014#1,040 (193)#134 (430)#358 (10)#346 (4)#468 (7)#771 (31)—
2013#1,008 (194)#158 (359)#466 (6)—#534 (5)#1,109 (18)—
2012#1,057 (180)#193 (287)#392 (8)#247 (7)#457 (7)#2,158 (7)—
2011#953 (208)#230 (212)—#375 (3)#540 (5)#845 (26)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1918 at #22.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,100uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 500common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ralph is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,300 to 1 in 9,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ralph by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #618WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #661NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #662PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: #621UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #678NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #919GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,250TXFlorida: #846FL
Ralph (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RalphCanadaBoys#1,16721
RalphEngland & WalesBoys#96541
RalphIrelandBoys#37210
RalphNorthern IrelandBoys#2706
RalphNSWBoys—too few
RalphScotlandBoys#27813
RalphUSGirls—too few
RalphUSBoys#1,046211