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How popular is the name Ralph?
Births per year, rank history and how many Ralphs are alive today.
Ralph (male) is currently the 94th most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 572 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 1914, when around 1,400 babies were given the name, the 60th most popular that year. Its fortunes dipped to rank 493 in 2002 before climbing back to the 94th place it holds today. Numbers have been falling in recent years. At least 13,000 babies have been named Ralph in England and Wales since 1904. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Ralph include Ralphie.
The Ralph you are most likely to meet is around 8 years old. Half of all Ralphs born in England and Wales are between 10 and 72, and there are at least 21,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 6.7% chance that at least one of them will be called Ralph.
How many babies are named Ralph each year?
Where does Ralph rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Ralph most popular?
Ralph peaked in 1914, when around 1,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Ralph?
At least 21,000 people named Ralph born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Ralph?
Most living Ralphs are between 10 and 72; the most common age is about 8.
Is Ralph becoming more or less popular?
Recovering: it has climbed back after a dip in the rankings.