Is Ralph a boy or girl name?
Ralph is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 182 boys were named Ralph, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 415,639 US babies named Ralph were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,152
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ralph since 1880
- 415,639
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 8,902 babies
Boys and girls named Ralph, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,269 | 16 | 0.4% |
| 1890s | 6,951 | 33 | 0.5% |
| 1900s | 9,298 | 33 | 0.4% |
| 1910s | 52,522 | 227 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 84,466 | 486 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 63,801 | 311 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 64,980 | 180 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 60,442 | 185 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 34,185 | 184 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 14,755 | 128 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 8,000 | 52 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 4,474 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 2000s | 2,779 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,978 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 899 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 182 | #1,152 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 168 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 183 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 186 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 180 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 203 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 219 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 185 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 205 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 186 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 193 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 194 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 180 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 208 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 205 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 211 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 248 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 239 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 278 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 258 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 270 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 300 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 314 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 319 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 342 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 343 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 333 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 364 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 415 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 413 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 422 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 520 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 499 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 562 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 603 | #385 | 5 | #14,641 |
| 1989 | 664 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 628 | #339 | 6 | #11,379 |
| 1987 | 724 | #298 | 6 | #10,891 |
| 1986 | 728 | #286 | 6 | #10,515 |
| 1985 | 753 | #277 | 5 | #11,977 |
| 1984 | 771 | #270 | 10 | #6,644 |
| 1983 | 846 | #249 | 5 | #11,537 |
| 1982 | 949 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 898 | #247 | 6 | #10,034 |
| 1980 | 1,039 | #229 | 8 | #7,932 |
| 1979 | 1,080 | #216 | 10 | #6,561 |
| 1978 | 1,079 | #205 | 12 | #5,455 |
| 1977 | 1,253 | #187 | 13 | #5,134 |
| 1976 | 1,161 | #193 | 8 | #7,098 |
| 1975 | 1,343 | #173 | 14 | #4,531 |
| 1974 | 1,371 | #174 | 7 | #7,461 |
| 1973 | 1,558 | #157 | 18 | #3,594 |
| 1972 | 1,672 | #159 | 15 | #4,036 |
| 1971 | 1,989 | #149 | 10 | #5,420 |
| 1970 | 2,249 | #147 | 21 | #3,179 |
| 1969 | 2,416 | #126 | 17 | #3,420 |
| 1968 | 2,325 | #127 | 21 | #2,848 |
| 1967 | 2,553 | #117 | 22 | #2,687 |
| 1966 | 2,783 | #112 | 24 | #2,505 |
| 1965 | 3,225 | #103 | 12 | #3,899 |
| 1964 | 3,563 | #103 | 15 | #3,477 |
| 1963 | 3,931 | #99 | 16 | #3,294 |
| 1962 | 4,180 | #97 | 17 | #3,130 |
| 1961 | 4,440 | #95 | 23 | #2,592 |
| 1960 | 4,769 | #89 | 17 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 5,051 | #84 | 19 | #2,733 |
| 1958 | 5,453 | #78 | 22 | #2,496 |
| 1957 | 5,708 | #76 | 23 | #2,402 |
| 1956 | 6,041 | #67 | 23 | #2,369 |
| 1955 | 5,965 | #67 | 16 | #2,934 |
| 1954 | 6,311 | #61 | 17 | #2,766 |
| 1953 | 6,513 | #59 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1952 | 6,469 | #56 | 17 | #2,651 |
| 1951 | 6,525 | #51 | 16 | #2,671 |
| 1950 | 6,406 | #52 | 15 | #2,749 |
| 1949 | 6,748 | #50 | 14 | #2,820 |
| 1948 | 6,915 | #51 | 20 | #2,241 |
| 1947 | 7,389 | #50 | 20 | #2,271 |
| 1946 | 6,586 | #48 | 22 | #2,011 |
| 1945 | 5,785 | #44 | 18 | #2,042 |
| 1944 | 6,272 | #42 | 16 | #2,268 |
| 1943 | 6,771 | #40 | 11 | #2,993 |
| 1942 | 6,635 | #38 | 17 | #2,185 |
| 1941 | 6,041 | #38 | 15 | #2,251 |
| 1940 | 5,838 | #37 | 27 | #1,508 |
| 1939 | 5,958 | #35 | 21 | #1,721 |
| 1938 | 6,014 | #35 | 19 | #1,861 |
| 1937 | 5,922 | #34 | 19 | #1,836 |
| 1936 | 6,029 | #31 | 28 | #1,406 |
| 1935 | 6,090 | #32 | 32 | #1,298 |
| 1934 | 6,282 | #31 | 34 | #1,232 |
| 1933 | 6,185 | #29 | 36 | #1,193 |
| 1932 | 6,727 | #27 | 32 | #1,312 |
| 1931 | 6,960 | #25 | 45 | #1,054 |
| 1930 | 7,634 | #25 | 45 | #1,114 |
| 1929 | 7,715 | #26 | 58 | #949 |
| 1928 | 8,100 | #24 | 56 | #1,006 |
| 1927 | 8,434 | #24 | 59 | #997 |
| 1926 | 8,455 | #24 | 44 | #1,164 |
| 1925 | 8,467 | #25 | 43 | #1,189 |
| 1924 | 8,766 | #23 | 44 | #1,203 |
| 1923 | 8,629 | #23 | 42 | #1,209 |
| 1922 | 8,484 | #23 | 56 | #1,006 |
| 1921 | 8,860 | #23 | 42 | #1,198 |
| 1920 | 8,556 | #22 | 42 | #1,185 |
| 1919 | 7,709 | #22 | 45 | #1,098 |
| 1918 | 8,162 | #22 | 30 | #1,441 |
| 1917 | 7,391 | #21 | 30 | #1,365 |
| 1916 | 7,085 | #21 | 32 | #1,294 |
| 1915 | 6,816 | #21 | 24 | #1,512 |
| 1914 | 5,009 | #21 | 13 | #1,994 |
| 1913 | 3,963 | #22 | 25 | #1,114 |
| 1912 | 3,435 | #23 | 14 | #1,526 |
| 1911 | 1,674 | #24 | 7 | #2,152 |
| 1910 | 1,278 | #28 | 7 | #2,100 |
| 1909 | 1,091 | #30 | 5 | #2,481 |
| 1908 | 1,138 | #25 | 6 | #2,056 |
| 1907 | 997 | #29 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 984 | #26 | 5 | #2,167 |
| 1905 | 938 | #27 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 899 | #28 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 807 | #29 | 5 | #2,023 |
| 1902 | 866 | #28 | 7 | #1,567 |
| 1901 | 682 | #29 | 5 | #1,894 |
| 1900 | 896 | #31 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 742 | #29 | 5 | #1,792 |
| 1898 | 803 | #31 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 697 | #32 | 5 | #1,748 |
| 1896 | 746 | #30 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 736 | #30 | 5 | #1,770 |
| 1894 | 692 | #31 | 5 | #1,664 |
| 1893 | 636 | #31 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 725 | #30 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 587 | #28 | 8 | #1,078 |
| 1890 | 587 | #32 | 5 | #1,496 |
| 1889 | 495 | #39 | 5 | #1,448 |
| 1888 | 547 | #36 | 6 | #1,253 |
| 1887 | 463 | #38 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 440 | #41 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 422 | #44 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 464 | #41 | 5 | #1,140 |
| 1883 | 385 | #45 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 407 | #43 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 329 | #45 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 317 | #54 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ralph reached #21 in 1914. As a girl name, it reached #949 in 1929. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ralph
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.