Ralph - A very unique male name
Ralph, meaning wolf-counsel, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #28. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Ralph and more.
With that position 1 in 13,234 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Ralph peaked in popularity 105 years ago in 1914 on position 21.
Famous with this name

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Macchio

Ralph Bellamy
How would you rate Ralph, 1-5?
Ralph is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Ralph is currently topping the baby name charts in Ohio at position #575 - and is the least popular in Texas at position #1,641.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Ralph is where you live.
Comment and discuss
Ralph origin and meaning
Ralph is a 5 letter name with 1 syllables. This name means wolf-counsel. To see famous people named Ralph, pop culture references for the name Ralph and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Ralph
We've found the following names that sound similar to Ralph, sorted by popularity.
Rolf / Ralphie / Ralphy / Ralf /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 1067 |
2011 | 984 |
2010 | 1017 |
2009 | 962 |
2008 | 884 |
2007 | 893 |
2006 | 766 |
2005 | 774 |
2004 | 713 |
2003 | 676 |
2002 | 630 |
2001 | 628 |
2000 | 596 |
1999 | 572 |
1998 | 587 |
1997 | 557 |
1996 | 503 |
1995 | 503 |
1994 | 489 |
1993 | 428 |
1992 | 453 |
1991 | 412 |
1990 | 393 |
1989 | 344 |
1988 | 342 |
1987 | 292 |
1986 | 292 |
1985 | 276 |
1984 | 270 |
1983 | 252 |
1982 | 245 |
1981 | 247 |
1980 | 229 |
1979 | 217 |
1978 | 206 |
1977 | 190 |
1976 | 195 |
1975 | 175 |
1974 | 173 |
1973 | 157 |
1972 | 158 |
1971 | 149 |
1970 | 147 |
1969 | 125 |
1968 | 127 |
1967 | 117 |
1966 | 112 |
1965 | 103 |
1964 | 103 |
1963 | 99 |
1962 | 97 |
1961 | 95 |
1960 | 88 |
1959 | 84 |
1958 | 78 |
1957 | 76 |
1956 | 67 |
1955 | 67 |
1954 | 61 |
1953 | 59 |
1952 | 56 |
1951 | 51 |
1950 | 52 |
1949 | 50 |
1948 | 51 |
1947 | 50 |
1946 | 48 |
1945 | 44 |
1944 | 42 |
1943 | 41 |
1942 | 38 |
1941 | 38 |
1940 | 37 |
1939 | 35 |
1938 | 35 |
1937 | 34 |
1936 | 31 |
1935 | 32 |
1934 | 31 |
1933 | 29 |
1932 | 27 |
1931 | 25 |
1930 | 25 |
1929 | 26 |
1928 | 24 |
1927 | 24 |
1926 | 24 |
1925 | 25 |
1924 | 23 |
1923 | 23 |
1922 | 23 |
1921 | 23 |
1920 | 22 |
1919 | 22 |
1918 | 22 |
1917 | 21 |
1916 | 21 |
1915 | 21 |
1914 | 21 |
1913 | 22 |
1912 | 23 |
1911 | 24 |
1910 | 28 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Ohio | 575 |
New Jersey | 624 |
Wisconsin | 706 |
Florida | 718 |
Missouri | 794 |
Tennessee | 844 |
New York | 918 |
Washington | 1019 |
North Carolina | 1053 |
Pennsylvania | 1130 |
Michigan | 1144 |
California | 1257 |
Georgia | 1339 |
Texas | 1641 |
Even more about Ralph
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.