Ralphie

Ralphie was the #7,679 boys' name in the US in 2025 (10 babies), and #244 in England & Wales.

Ralphie as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
Ralphie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandIrelandUS
Ralphie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIreland
2025#7,679 (10)#244 (199)#647 (4)—#829 (3)
2024#8,987 (8)#263 (178)——#785 (3)
2023#8,921 (8)#248 (192)#533 (5)——
2022—#226 (217)#363 (9)——
2021#8,166 (9)#266 (172)#477 (6)——
2020#12,022 (5)#262 (178)#536 (5)—#741 (3)
2019—#254 (193)#464 (6)#418 (3)—
2018—#258 (198)#433 (7)——
2017—#288 (174)#733 (3)——
2016—#420 (100)———
2015#10,644 (6)#438 (93)———
2014—#583 (61)———
2013—#565 (63)———
2012—#765 (42)———
2011—#878 (33)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #7,679.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1958.

How common is it?

about 1 in 170,000 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 170,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon