Ralf

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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 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

Ralf first appears in the data in 1956 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1976 with 174 babies (rank #108 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ralf

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

2,501
Total babies (all years)
59
Years in the data
174
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19563#700
19573#728
19583#752
19593#765
19603#789
19619#568
196210#550
19634#759
196411#551
196518#445
196612#541
196721#423
196820#427
196938#322
197033#352
197136#338
197234#338
197354#253
1974100#171
1975131#135
1976174#108
1977142#127
1978134#134
1979123#143
1980101#167
198195#180
198268#225
198385#181
198484#189
198588#180
198666#241
198775#220
198849#304
198964#253
199053#302
199156#299
199225#502
199337#380
199425#498
199525#495
199623#515
199722#532
199821#559
199920#572
200015#657
200129#463
200220#557
200335#411
200421#532
200524#486
200620#537
200713#644
200814#626
200911#701
201016#572
201120#487
201227#388
201313#602
201422#435