How rare is the last name Ralph?

7,753 people in the United States have the last name Ralph, about 1 in 38,553. It ranks #4,437 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RALPH

#4,437

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,753
About
1 in 38,553
This common or more
57.1%
Who bears it

Of the 7,753 people with the last name Ralph, 79% reported their origin as White, 12.3% as Black and 3.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Also a first name

As a first name, Ralph ranks #344 of 53,615, with 162,513 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 8,902 births. See Ralph as a first name

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