Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Ralph
Endangered
Down 97.6% from peak
Peak era
1921
Peak births
8,860
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880Peak 19212025
Quick answers about Ralph
How many people are named Ralph?
An estimated 145,559 living Americans are named Ralph.
How rare is Ralph?
Ralph is uncommon among babies today, with 211 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.6% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Ralph?
The median age of a living American named Ralph is approximately 70 years, with most bearers falling between 59 and 78 years old.
Is Ralph still popular?
No. Ralph is endangered as a baby name, down 97.6% from its 1921 peak with 211 births in 2025.
Where is Ralph most common?
Ralph has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appeared 2.4× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
97.6%
2025
211
All-time
414,018
Where it lives now
Ralph is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 2.4× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Ralph is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.