Recorded 1969–1991 Boys' name Peak 1991 25 births

Ralphel — boys' name

25 babies named Ralphel in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51980s61990s14
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Ralphel was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ralphel in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ralphel

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Ralphel between 1969 and 1991, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ralphel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ralphel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ralphel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ralphel 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 25 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.

Ralphel at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

25

Since 1969

23 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1969

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1991

Ralphel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1969

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
456789 1991199019851969 5

Ralphel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 56% of Ralphel's all-time total
1960s51980s61990s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ralphel?
25 babies have been named Ralphel since 1969. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Ralphel most popular?
Ralphel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Ralphel been used?
Ralphel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 23 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Ralphel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ralph, Raleigh, Ralston, Ralphael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.