The first name Ralf
A boy’s name.
1 syllable Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 13 boys were named Ralf, making it the 1,897th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 22 births (#1,192).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ralf with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ralf at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 5 boys born in the United States were named Ralf, the 13,774th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1963, when 19 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ralf
45 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ralf DahrendorfGerman-British sociologist, politician (1929–2009)
- Ralf RangnickGerman association football player and coach, born 1958
- Ralf FährmannGerman association football player, born 1988
- Ralf HütterGerman musician, born 1946
- Ralf MoellerGerman actor and bodybuilder, born 1959
- Ralf KrewinkelDutch politician, born 1974
- Ralf SchumannEast German sport shooter, born 1962
- Ralf MackenbachDutch singer, actor and physicist, born 1995
- Ralf KönigGerman comic book creator, born 1960
- Ralf FalkenmayerGerman football player, born 1963
- RalfBrazilian footballer, born 1984
- Ralf SchulenbergEast German footballer, born 1949
Questions
- How popular is the name Ralf?
- In 2025, 13 boys born in England and Wales were named Ralf, ranking 1,897th. Its peak was 2020, with 22 births.
- Is Ralf a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 304 US babies named Ralf since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ralf most popular?
- 1963 in the United States, when 19 babies were named Ralf, its highest rank at 1,882nd.