Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: GermanRalph is a male name of English origin, derived from the Old English Rædwulf and Old High German Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse Raðulfr. The most common forms are: Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ralph yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 317 | #54 |
| 1881 | 329 | #45 |
| 1882 | 407 | #43 |
| 1883 | 385 | #45 |
| 1884 | 464 | #41 |
| 1885 | 422 | #44 |
| 1886 | 440 | #41 |
| 1887 | 463 | #38 |
| 1888 | 547 | #36 |
| 1889 | 495 | #39 |
| 1890 | 587 | #32 |
| 1891 | 587 | #28 |
| 1892 | 725 | #30 |
| 1893 | 636 | #31 |
| 1894 | 692 | #31 |
| 1895 | 736 | #30 |
| 1896 | 746 | #30 |
| 1897 | 697 | #32 |
| 1898 | 803 | #31 |
| 1899 | 742 | #29 |
| 1900 | 896 | #31 |
| 1901 | 682 | #29 |
| 1902 | 866 | #28 |
| 1903 | 807 | #29 |
| 1904 | 899 | #28 |
| 1905 | 938 | #27 |
| 1906 | 984 | #26 |
| 1907 | 997 | #29 |
| 1908 | 1,138 | #25 |
| 1909 | 1,091 | #30 |
| 1910 | 1,278 | #28 |
| 1911 | 1,674 | #24 |
| 1912 | 3,435 | #23 |
| 1913 | 3,963 | #22 |
| 1914 | 5,009 | #21 |
| 1915 | 6,816 | #21 |
| 1916 | 7,085 | #21 |
| 1917 | 7,391 | #21 |
| 1918 | 8,162 | #22 |
| 1919 | 7,709 | #22 |
| 1920 | 8,556 | #22 |
| 1921 | 8,860 | #23 |
| 1922 | 8,484 | #23 |
| 1923 | 8,629 | #23 |
| 1924 | 8,766 | #23 |
| 1925 | 8,467 | #25 |
| 1926 | 8,455 | #24 |
| 1927 | 8,434 | #24 |
| 1928 | 8,100 | #24 |
| 1929 | 7,715 | #26 |
| 1930 | 7,634 | #25 |
| 1931 | 6,960 | #25 |
| 1932 | 6,727 | #27 |
| 1933 | 6,185 | #29 |
| 1934 | 6,282 | #31 |
| 1935 | 6,090 | #32 |
| 1936 | 6,029 | #31 |
| 1937 | 5,922 | #34 |
| 1938 | 6,014 | #35 |
| 1939 | 5,958 | #35 |
| 1940 | 5,838 | #37 |
| 1941 | 6,041 | #38 |
| 1942 | 6,635 | #38 |
| 1943 | 6,771 | #40 |
| 1944 | 6,272 | #42 |
| 1945 | 5,785 | #44 |
| 1946 | 6,586 | #48 |
| 1947 | 7,389 | #50 |
| 1948 | 6,915 | #51 |
| 1949 | 6,748 | #50 |
| 1950 | 6,406 | #52 |
| 1951 | 6,525 | #51 |
| 1952 | 6,469 | #56 |
| 1953 | 6,513 | #59 |
| 1954 | 6,311 | #61 |
| 1955 | 5,965 | #67 |
| 1956 | 6,041 | #67 |
| 1957 | 5,708 | #76 |
| 1958 | 5,453 | #78 |
| 1959 | 5,051 | #84 |
| 1960 | 4,769 | #89 |
| 1961 | 4,440 | #95 |
| 1962 | 4,180 | #97 |
| 1963 | 3,931 | #99 |
| 1964 | 3,563 | #103 |
| 1965 | 3,225 | #103 |
| 1966 | 2,783 | #112 |
| 1967 | 2,553 | #117 |
| 1968 | 2,325 | #127 |
| 1969 | 2,416 | #126 |
| 1970 | 2,249 | #147 |
| 1971 | 1,989 | #149 |
| 1972 | 1,672 | #159 |
| 1973 | 1,558 | #157 |
| 1974 | 1,371 | #174 |
| 1975 | 1,343 | #173 |
| 1976 | 1,161 | #193 |
| 1977 | 1,253 | #187 |
| 1978 | 1,079 | #205 |
| 1979 | 1,080 | #216 |
| 1980 | 1,039 | #229 |
| 1981 | 898 | #247 |
| 1982 | 949 | #243 |
| 1983 | 846 | #249 |
| 1984 | 771 | #270 |
| 1985 | 753 | #277 |
| 1986 | 728 | #286 |
| 1987 | 724 | #298 |
| 1988 | 628 | #339 |
| 1989 | 664 | #347 |
| 1990 | 603 | #385 |
| 1991 | 562 | #406 |
| 1992 | 499 | #441 |
| 1993 | 520 | #429 |
| 1994 | 422 | #490 |
| 1995 | 413 | #502 |
| 1996 | 415 | #503 |
| 1997 | 364 | #544 |
| 1998 | 333 | #584 |
| 1999 | 343 | #572 |
| 2000 | 342 | #584 |
| 2001 | 319 | #610 |
| 2002 | 314 | #630 |
| 2003 | 300 | #660 |
| 2004 | 270 | #712 |
| 2005 | 258 | #771 |
| 2006 | 278 | #761 |
| 2007 | 239 | #869 |
| 2008 | 248 | #860 |
| 2009 | 211 | #956 |
| 2010 | 205 | #967 |
| 2011 | 208 | #956 |
| 2012 | 180 | #1,059 |
| 2013 | 194 | #1,010 |
| 2014 | 193 | #1,042 |
| 2015 | 186 | #1,067 |
| 2016 | 205 | #996 |
| 2017 | 185 | #1,070 |
| 2018 | 219 | #950 |
| 2019 | 203 | #1,025 |
| 2020 | 180 | #1,101 |
| 2021 | 186 | #1,110 |
| 2022 | 183 | #1,142 |
| 2023 | 168 | #1,196 |
| 2024 | 182 | #1,152 |
