Ralfie

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ralfie: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Ralfie: Recorded since 2005, it reached #1,828 in 2008, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
19times a registrar ranked it
20years from first to last
#1828highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2005–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2005	#1851
2006	#2087
2007	#3095
2008	#1828
2009	#4527
2010	#2199
2011	#3300
2012	#3987
2014	#3895
2015	#3373
2016	#4023
2017	#2172
2018	#2112
2019	#2728
2020	#3848
2021	#2301
2022	#3048
2023	#2546
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 19 of the 20 years from 2005 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2005–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2005
First recorded at #1851 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #1828 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 2005–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Ralfie by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Ralfie in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000sbusiest	36	5 of 10	7
2010s	58	9 of 10	6
2020s	30	5 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Ralfie appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2005 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1828 in England and Wales in 2008.

Ralfie's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2546	8	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3048	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#2301	9	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3848	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2728	7	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2112	10	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2172	10	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3373	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1828	11	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#3095	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2087	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1851	9	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2005 and 2024, ranked in 19 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,828, first reached in 2008.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 11 births, registered in England and Wales in 2008.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
11 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
11births registered in its largest year, 2008Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Talon · #1828, 21y
Zuhaib · #1828, 19y
Ellie-Anne · #1831, 14y
Frey · #1825, 17y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Frey · #1825, 17y
Salahudeen · #1825, 18y
Alessa · #1834, 19y
Maisie-Rose · #1834, 16y

Ralfie and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Ralfie without appearing here.

Ralfie moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3048 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #4991.
Tor Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3848 and #2960 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #2301 and #3990.
Brent Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3987 and #2458 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3373 and #4747.
Brooke Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3987 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3895 and #4632.

Moved ahead of Ralfie

Braxton Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2199 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #3300 and #1398.
Harald Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2546 and #4991 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3254.
Theodor Compare
In 2006 they stood at #2087 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #3095 and #1440.
Madison Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3048 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3688.

Moved the opposite way to Ralfie

Albie Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ralfie went from #1851 to #5119 while Albie went from #426 to #19.
Alfred Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ralfie went from #1851 to #5119 while Alfred went from #166 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ralfie went from #1851 to #5119 while Archie went from #38 to #10.
Arlo Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ralfie went from #1851 to #5119 while Arlo went from #766 to #15.

Moved the same way as Ralfie

Aaron Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ralfie went from #1851 to #5119 and Aaron from #45 to #154.
Alan Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ralfie went from #1851 to #5119 and Alan from #241 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ralfie went from #1851 to #5119 and Alex from #53 to #171.
Alexander Compare
Between 2005 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ralfie went from #1851 to #5119 and Alexander from #22 to #36.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2005 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1828 in England and Wales in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Ralfie

Ralfie at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Ralfie by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Ralfie appears in

Popularity data

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Ralfie at a glance

Ralfie by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Ralfie appears in

What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Ralfie and the names beside it

Ralfie moved ahead of

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