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Ralphie

maleStatistical record

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

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

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2002–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2002 to 2025, ranging from #226 to #3225.200520092013201720212025#226#3225
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2002#3225
2004#1732
2005#1716
2006#1545
2007#1666
2008#1457
2009#1133
2010#1029
2011#878
2012#765
2013#565
2014#583
2015#438
2016#420
2017#288
2018#258
2019#254
2020#262
2021#266
2022#226
2023#248
2024#263
2025#244

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 23 of the 24 years from 2002 to 2025.

In 2025: #244 among boys in England and Wales, #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 2002–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2002

    First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2002–2025

    Highest recorded position: #226 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2002–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #244 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2002 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #226 in England and Wales in 2022.

Ralphie'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#244199HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#263178HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#248192HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#226217HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#266172HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#262178HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#254193HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#258198HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#288174HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#420100HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#43893HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#58361HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#56563HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#76542HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#87833HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#102927HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#113322HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#145715HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#166612HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#154512HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#171610HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#17329HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#4183HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified

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

Where Ralphie is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Ralphie, between 2002 and 2025, in 23 of those 24 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2022Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: highest position in 2019Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202020022025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2002–202523#226 in 2022
Northern Ireland20191#418 in 2019
Republic of Ireland2020–20253#741 in 2020
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What is known about Ralphie

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 2002–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 2002 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #226 in England and Wales in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.