How Many People Are Named Ralphael?
An estimated 425 people in the United States have the first name Ralphael. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Ralphael peaked in popularity in 1991 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ralphael as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ralphael paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
425
About 1 in 806,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1991
23 births
Total Registered
439
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ralphael
Ralphael is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 439 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ralphael as a male name
Ranked #8,763 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (23 births)
Ralphael: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ralphael span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 122 babies were registered. Ralphael has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ralphael by Decade
How has Ralphael tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ralphael + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ralphael as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ralphael: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ralphael?
We estimate approximately 425 people named Ralphael are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 806,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Ralphael a common name?
Ralphael is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 439 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ralphael most popular?
Ralphael reached peak popularity in 1991, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ralphael is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ralphael a male name?
Ralphael is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ralphael Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ralphael Smith, Ralphael Johnson, Ralphael Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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