How Many People Are Named Ralphie?
An estimated 116 people in the United States have the first name Ralphie. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Ralphie peaked in popularity in 2001 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ralphie 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 Ralphie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
116
About 1 in 2,954,779 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2001
9 births
Total Registered
124
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ralphie
Ralphie is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 124 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ralphie as a male name
Ranked #9,641 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (9 births)
Ralphie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ralphie span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 31 babies were registered. Ralphie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ralphie by Decade
How has Ralphie 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.
Ralphie by State
Ralphie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ralphie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ralphie
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ralphie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ralphie?
We estimate approximately 116 people named Ralphie 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 2,954,779 Americans share this first name.
Is Ralphie a common name?
Ralphie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 124 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ralphie most popular?
Ralphie reached peak popularity in 2001, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ralphie is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ralphie a male name?
Ralphie is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ralphie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ralphie Smith, Ralphie Johnson, Ralphie 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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