Ralph

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Ralph is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English Rรฆdwulf and Old High German Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse Raรฐulfr. The most common forms are: Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations.

From Wikipedia

Ralph first appears in the data in 1953 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 51 babies (rank #100 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ralph

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ralph yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

57
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
51
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
195351#100
20152#701
20163#499
20171#1,977