70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹeɪf/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Ralph. This form became common during the 17th century, reflecting the usual pronunciation. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsráð/rad/rat + ulfr/wulf/wolfVariantsRalf, RalphDiminutiveRalphieOther Languages & CulturesRaül(Catalan) Ralf(Danish) Raul(Estonian) Raoul(French) Ralf, Ralph(German) Radulf(Germanic) Raul(Italian) Ralfs(Latvian) Rēdawulfaz(Old Germanic) Ráðúlfr(Old Norse) Raul(Portuguese) Raul(Romanian) Raúl(Spanish) Ralf, Ralph(Swedish) User SubmissionRafe PopularityDetails Last ranked #210 in 2022 England and Wales Last ranked #809 in 1880 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic upper class strong strange Categories A Song of Ice and Fire characters, animals, canines, currently out of the US top 1000, fauna, The West Wing characters, variants, William Faulkner characters, wisdom, wolf
