Ralph was a very popular boys' name that peaked at #21 in 1914 but is far less common today.
Ralph is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,048 for boy births in the United States (and #2,137 across all names), given to 211 babies. Ralph first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1921 (8,860 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 211 | 211 | — | #1,048 |
| 2024 | 183 | 183 | — | #1,148 |
| 2023 | 169 | 169 | — | #1,196 |
| 2022 | 184 | 184 | — | #1,141 |
| 2021 | 186 | 186 | — | #1,111 |
| 2020 | 180 | 180 | — | #1,102 |
| 2019 | 203 | 203 | — | #1,026 |
| 2018 | 219 | 219 | — | #950 |
| 2017 | 185 | 185 | — | #1,070 |
| 2016 | 205 | 205 | — | #996 |
| 2015 | 186 | 186 | — | #1,067 |
| 2014 | 193 | 193 | — | #1,042 |
| 2013 | 194 | 194 | — | #1,010 |
| 2012 | 180 | 180 | — | #1,059 |
| 2011 | 208 | 208 | — | #956 |
| 2010 | 205 | 205 | — | #967 |
| 2009 | 211 | 211 | — | #956 |
| 2008 | 248 | 248 | — | #860 |
| 2007 | 239 | 239 | — | #869 |
| 2006 | 278 | 278 | — | #761 |
| 2005 | 258 | 258 | — | #771 |
| 2004 | 270 | 270 | — | #712 |
| 2003 | 300 | 300 | — | #661 |
| 2002 | 314 | 314 | — | #630 |
| 2001 | 319 | 319 | — | #610 |
| 2000 | 342 | 342 | — | #584 |
| 1999 | 343 | 343 | — | #572 |
| 1998 | 333 | 339 | — | #584 |
| 1997 | 364 | — | — | #544 |
| 1996 | 415 | — | — | #503 |
| 1995 | 413 | — | — | #502 |
| 1994 | 422 | — | — | #490 |
| 1993 | 520 | — | — | #429 |
| 1992 | 499 | — | — | #441 |
| 1991 | 562 | — | — | #406 |
| 1990 | 608 | — | #14,641 | #385 |
| 1989 | 662 | — | — | #347 |
| 1988 | 634 | — | #11,379 | #339 |
| 1987 | 730 | — | #10,892 | #298 |
| 1986 | 734 | — | #10,516 | #286 |
| 1985 | 758 | — | #11,976 | #277 |
| 1984 | 781 | — | #6,645 | #270 |
| 1983 | 851 | — | #11,538 | #249 |
| 1982 | 949 | — | — | #243 |
| 1981 | 904 | — | #10,034 | #247 |
| 1980 | 1,047 | — | #7,932 | #229 |
| 1979 | 1,090 | — | #6,562 | #216 |
| 1978 | 1,091 | — | #5,456 | #205 |
| 1977 | 1,266 | — | #5,135 | #187 |
| 1976 | 1,169 | — | #7,097 | #193 |
| 1975 | 1,357 | — | #4,532 | #173 |
| 1974 | 1,378 | — | #7,462 | #174 |
| 1973 | 1,576 | — | #3,594 | #157 |
| 1972 | 1,686 | — | #4,036 | #159 |
| 1971 | 2,001 | — | #5,420 | #149 |
| 1970 | 2,269 | — | #3,179 | #147 |
| 1969 | 2,433 | — | #3,421 | #126 |
| 1968 | 2,346 | — | #2,848 | #127 |
| 1967 | 2,575 | — | #2,687 | #117 |
| 1966 | 2,807 | — | #2,505 | #112 |
| 1965 | 3,237 | — | #3,899 | #103 |
| 1964 | 3,579 | — | #3,477 | #103 |
| 1963 | 3,947 | — | #3,294 | #99 |
| 1962 | 4,197 | — | #3,132 | #97 |
| 1961 | 4,466 | — | #2,593 | #95 |
| 1960 | 4,787 | — | #3,075 | #89 |
| 1959 | 5,067 | — | #2,733 | #84 |
| 1958 | 5,475 | — | #2,496 | #78 |
| 1957 | 5,732 | — | #2,402 | #76 |
| 1956 | 6,064 | — | #2,370 | #67 |
| 1955 | 5,981 | — | #2,934 | #67 |
| 1954 | 6,328 | — | #2,766 | #61 |
| 1953 | 6,530 | — | #2,676 | #59 |
| 1952 | 6,486 | — | #2,651 | #56 |
| 1951 | 6,541 | — | #2,671 | #51 |
| 1950 | 6,421 | — | #2,749 | #52 |
| 1949 | 6,762 | — | #2,820 | #50 |
| 1948 | 6,935 | — | #2,241 | #51 |
| 1947 | 7,409 | — | #2,271 | #50 |
| 1946 | 6,609 | — | #2,011 | #48 |
| 1945 | 5,803 | — | #2,042 | #44 |
| 1944 | 6,289 | — | #2,268 | #42 |
| 1943 | 6,782 | — | #2,993 | #40 |
| 1942 | 6,654 | — | #2,185 | #38 |
| 1941 | 6,055 | — | #2,251 | #38 |
| 1940 | 5,865 | — | #1,508 | #37 |
| 1939 | 5,980 | — | #1,721 | #35 |
| 1938 | 6,032 | — | #1,861 | #35 |
| 1937 | 5,942 | — | #1,836 | #34 |
| 1936 | 6,057 | — | #1,406 | #31 |
| 1935 | 6,122 | — | #1,298 | #32 |
| 1934 | 6,316 | — | #1,232 | #31 |
| 1933 | 6,221 | — | #1,192 | #29 |
| 1932 | 6,759 | — | #1,312 | #27 |
| 1931 | 7,005 | — | #1,054 | #25 |
| 1930 | 7,679 | — | #1,114 | #25 |
| 1929 | 7,773 | — | #949 | #26 |
| 1928 | 8,156 | — | #1,006 | #24 |
| 1927 | 8,493 | — | #997 | #24 |
| 1926 | 8,499 | — | #1,164 | #24 |
| 1925 | 8,510 | — | #1,189 | #25 |
| 1924 | 8,810 | — | #1,203 | #23 |
| 1923 | 8,671 | — | #1,209 | #23 |
| 1922 | 8,540 | — | #1,006 | #23 |
| 1921 | 8,902 | — | #1,198 | #23 |
| 1920 | 8,598 | — | #1,185 | #22 |
| 1919 | 7,754 | — | #1,098 | #22 |
| 1918 | 8,192 | — | #1,441 | #22 |
| 1917 | 7,421 | — | #1,365 | #21 |
| 1916 | 7,117 | — | #1,294 | #21 |
| 1915 | 6,840 | — | #1,512 | #21 |
| 1914 | 5,022 | — | #1,994 | #21 |
| 1913 | 3,988 | — | #1,114 | #22 |
| 1912 | 3,449 | — | #1,526 | #23 |
| 1911 | 1,681 | — | #2,152 | #24 |
| 1910 | 1,285 | — | #2,100 | #28 |
| 1909 | 1,096 | — | #2,481 | #30 |
| 1908 | 1,144 | — | #2,056 | #25 |
| 1907 | 997 | — | — | #29 |
| 1906 | 989 | — | #2,167 | #26 |
| 1905 | 938 | — | — | #27 |
| 1904 | 899 | — | — | #28 |
| 1903 | 812 | — | #2,023 | #29 |
| 1902 | 873 | — | #1,567 | #28 |
| 1901 | 687 | — | #1,894 | #29 |
| 1900 | 896 | — | — | #31 |
| 1899 | 747 | — | #1,792 | #29 |
| 1898 | 803 | — | — | #31 |
| 1897 | 702 | — | #1,748 | #32 |
| 1896 | 746 | — | — | #30 |
| 1895 | 741 | — | #1,770 | #30 |
| 1894 | 697 | — | #1,664 | #31 |
| 1893 | 636 | — | — | #31 |
| 1892 | 725 | — | — | #30 |
| 1891 | 595 | — | #1,078 | #28 |
| 1890 | 592 | — | #1,496 | #32 |
| 1889 | 500 | — | #1,448 | #39 |
| 1888 | 553 | — | #1,253 | #36 |
| 1887 | 463 | — | — | #38 |
| 1886 | 440 | — | — | #41 |
| 1885 | 422 | — | — | #44 |
| 1884 | 469 | — | #1,140 | #41 |
| 1883 | 385 | — | — | #45 |
| 1882 | 407 | — | — | #43 |
| 1881 | 329 | — | — | #45 |
| 1880 | 317 | — | — | #54 |