Ranulfo
Ranulfo Pereira Machado, simply known as Ranulfo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Meaning & Origin of Ranulfo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ranulfo Pereira Machado, simply known as Ranulfo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
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The Story of Ranulfo
Ranulfo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1929, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 11 Ranulfos were born — ranking #5,124 that year. As of 2026, Ranulfo ranks #12,551 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 116 Ranulfos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ranulfo
Ranulfo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1929 and has accumulated 116 births in the dataset. Ranulfo's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #5,124. Use the chart and map above to compare Ranulfo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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