Recorded 1929–2008 Boys' name Peak 1995 116 births

Ranulfo — boys' name

116 babies named Ranulfo in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s51940s61960s51970s111980s361990s292000s18
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Ranulfo was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ranulfo in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ranulfo

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Ranulfo between 1929 and 2008, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ranulfo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ranulfo performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ranulfo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ranulfo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ranulfo 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 116 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.

Ranulfo at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

116

Since 1929

80 years of records

Peak year

1995

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1929

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2008

Ranulfo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1929

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1995)
11
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
4681012 2008199819941984198119641929 6

Ranulfo by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
36 births that decade — 31% of Ranulfo's all-time total
1920s61930s51940s61960s51970s111980s361990s292000s18

Ranulfo by state

Where Ranulfo concentrates geographically — total births since 1929

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ranulfo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 9.5%
#2 California
6 5.2%
Texas share of Ranulfo's total US births 9.5%
Even split

11 of 116 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ranulfo?
116 babies have been named Ranulfo since 1929. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1995 with 11 births.
When was Ranulfo most popular?
Ranulfo was most popular in the 1980s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Ranulfo most popular?
The top states for the name Ranulfo are Texas (11 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Ranulfo been used?
Ranulfo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 80 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Ranulfo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randy, Randall, Randolph, Randal, 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, 1929–2008 (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.