Boys' name · since 1958
Ralphie
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 134 babies named Ralphie, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 134
- born since 1958
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ralphie is the #7784 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 134 recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Ralphie recorded 134 times among boys since 1958, holding rank #7784 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #15,528 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,784 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 134 born since 1958
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ralphie ranks #15,528 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,784 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 134 born since 1958, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,528 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,784 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 134
- born since 1958
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ralphie's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ralphie compares
134 30th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ralphie's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ralphie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 134 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ralphie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ralphie splits its recorded history at 1983: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ralphie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Ralphie by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (40 births, 30% of the file).
2020s was Ralphie's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ralphie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 40 births (30% of all-time use).
Ralphie by state
Where Ralphie concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 3.7% |
5 of 134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ralphie's data
- California records the most Ralphies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ralphie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~67 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ralphie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.