Ralston vs Raleigh

Side-by-side comparison of Ralston and Raleigh - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ralston

Boy name · Rank #9040

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Name B

Raleigh

Boy name · Rank #2262

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Metric Ralston Raleigh
Current Rank #9040 #2262
Total Births (all years) 931 9,279
Peak Year 1921 1921
Peak Year Births 25 139
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ralston Raleigh
1880s - 168
1890s - 185
1900s - 233
1910s 96 846
1920s 131 1,165
1930s 81 916
1940s 56 1,023
1950s 24 860
1960s 58 574
1970s 35 444
1980s 92 497
1990s 113 538
2000s 97 544
2010s 107 879
2020s 41 407

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ralston Raleigh
2014 9 113
2015 15 78
2016 12 89
2017 11 79
2018 13 93
2019 9 99
2020 - 82
2021 8 63
2022 8 65
2023 10 70
2024 8 63
2025 7 64

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1910–2025.

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