Names / Boy names
Ralph
Current rank
#1,048
holding steady
All-time peak
#21
in 1917
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
415,800
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #21 in 1917 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Wolf counsel. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1880. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. It peaked in 1917 at #21. More than 415,800 children have been given the name overall.