Ralph dog name

We found 411 dogs named Ralph in the public pet registers of 21 places. Combining all places, Ralph is the #202 dog name. Almost all dogs named Ralph are male.

🐱 Ralph is also a cat name (#771 for cats, 10 cats).

Ralph as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #542 of 51,228 121 3.0 2003–2026
New York City United States #409 of 34,500 137 4.1 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #411 of 10,500 19 3.8 2019
Seattle United States #667 of 8,191 6 2.3 2026
Playford Australia #113 of 4,586 23 14 2015
Cambridge United States #281 of 4,375 7 5.5 2017–2026
Vancouver Canada #943 of 4,602 2 1.6 1999–2026
Noosa Australia #69 of 3,045 22 23 2017
Laval Canada #928 of 2,965 1 1.2 2017–2026
Worcester United States #553 of 2,906 2 2.7 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #779 of 2,440 1 1.6 2026
Victoria Canada #195 of 2,588 5 8.2 2025
Surf Coast Shire Australia #59 of 1,974 15 27 2016
Golden Plains Shire Australia #74 of 2,062 11 21 2016
Burnside Australia #37 of 1,888 20 39 2015
Framingham United States #580 of 1,965 1 2.3 2020
Tacoma United States #478 of 1,917 1 2.8 2021
Corangamite Shire Australia #150 of 1,161 3 11 2023
Port Moody Canada #188 of 1,280 2 8.4 2019
Adelaide Australia #17 of 958 7 45 2014
Prospect Australia #26 of 518 5 47 2016

Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Ralph. Click a column to sort. See data sources.

Female or male?

99% male

5 female and 355 male dogs named Ralph, in the places that record sex.

Ralph over the years

Toronto – falling
2012
2015
2020
2025
New York City – rising
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
Allegheny County
2007
2010
2015
2020
2025

Dogs named Ralph per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.

Breeds of dogs named Ralph

Compared to all dogs, Ralph is especially common among Cocker Spaniels (2.1×), Malteses (2.0×) and Border Collies (2.0×).

Based on 351 dogs named Ralph with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Ralph as a baby name

Ralph was the #1046 boys' name in the US in 2025 (211 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #96 for boys in England and Wales, #97 for boys in Belgium (Flanders), #134 for boys in Sweden and #270 for boys in Northern Ireland. See Ralph as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

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