Recorded 1915–1958 Girls' name Peak 1958 82 births

Ralphine — girls' name

82 babies named Ralphine in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s151930s221940s181950s9
1930s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Ralphine was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ralphine in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ralphine

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Ralphine between 1915 and 1958, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ralphine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ralphine performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ralphine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ralphine 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 82 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.

Ralphine at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

82

Since 1915

44 years of records

Peak year

1958

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1915

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1958

Ralphine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1915

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1958)
9
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
45678910 19581941193819321928192119171915 7

Ralphine by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
22 births that decade — 27% of Ralphine's all-time total
1910s181920s151930s221940s181950s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ralphine?
82 babies have been named Ralphine since 1915. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1958 with 9 births.
When was Ralphine most popular?
Ralphine was most popular in the 1930s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Ralphine been used?
Ralphine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 44 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Ralphine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raleigh, Ralph, Raley, Ralynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–1958 (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.