Ralph

Boy · recorded 1880–2025

  • #1,046in 2025
  • 1 in 8,095boys in 2025
  • +27%last ten years
  • 2.0×in New York

Most popular in 1918, and up 27% over the last ten years.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

04,0278,05318801916195319892025

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 146 recorded years as a table
Ralph, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
18802,869
18813,266
18823,580
18833,680
18844,054
18853,915
18863,972
18874,566
18884,526
18894,476
18905,287
18915,801
18925,941
18935,662
18945,977
18956,270
18966,239
18976,181
18986,545
18996,986
19005,955
19016,406
19027,060
19036,768
19047,017
19057,090
19067,390
19076,790
19087,374
19096,653
19106,581
19117,408
19127,989
19137,732
19147,650
19158,032
19167,960
19177,986
19188,053
19197,865
19208,039
19218,044
19227,797
19237,872
19247,739
19257,587
19267,614
19277,484
19287,313
19297,173
19306,957
19316,694
19326,443
19336,238
19346,084
19355,848
19365,813
19375,553
19385,421
19395,384
19405,036
19414,917
19424,805
19434,744
19444,603
19454,298
19464,056
19474,039
19483,941
19493,804
19503,578
19513,466
19523,328
19533,302
19543,096
19552,896
19562,856
19572,646
19582,569
19592,365
19602,237
19612,092
19622,021
19631,935
19641,789
19651,734
19661,560
19671,464
19681,338
19691,351
19701,210
19711,126
19721,030
19731,000
1974872
1975860
1976740
1977763
1978657
1979627
1980582
1981501
1982523
1983472
1984427
1985407
1986395
1987388
1988328
1989331
1990294
1991278
1992250
1993265
1994218
1995217
1996219
1997193
1998174
1999179
2000174
2001164
2002162
2003152
2004136
2005129
2006135
2007115
2008122
2009106
2010107
2011110
201295
2013103
2014100
201597
2016108
2017100
2018121
2019113
2020104
2021106
2022105
202399
2024106
2025124

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

  1. New York 2.0×
  2. Florida 1.7×
  3. Texas 0.8×
  4. California 0.5×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025
211
Rank in 2025
#1,046
How rare
1 in 8,095 boys
Since 1880
414,018

Most popular in 1918, at 8,053 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 27% per million boys born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
StateTimes the national rateBirths pooled
New York2.0×55
Florida1.7×54
Texas0.8×45
California0.5×32

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.