Baby Names ExplorerMeaning-first search across thousands of names

Name profile

BoyShort

Ralf

This name is a variant of Ralph.

PronunciationGerman /ˈʁalf/; English /ˈɹælf/; British English /ˈɹeɪf/
Usage languagesDanish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Swedish
US rank (2024)#12,349

Meaning and history

Ralf is a variant of Ralph.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
20102010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
20152015: 5 births, rank #12,086
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
20202020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
20242024: 5 births, rank #12,349

In 2024, 5 babies were recorded with the name Ralf, ranking #12,349 among boys.

Privacy choices

Baby Names Explorer can show non-personalized Google Ads by default. The shortlist stays on your device only when you choose to save names, and your ad choice is remembered locally.

Analytics cookies are enabled by default outside Europe unless you turn them off. In the EEA, UK, and Switzerland they remain disabled until you confirm this choice. See the policies page for more detail.