Ralf — #12472 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Ralf

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Ralf between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ralf currently holds the #12472 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ralf performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Ralf shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ralf in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ralf in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 304 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.