Randall
A medieval form of Randolf, Germanic rand “shield rim” plus wulf “wolf.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Randall appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1948 to 1970. Its biggest year was 1960, when 7,174 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 59 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1955, at No. 53. All told, 199,745 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Randal (29,324), Randell (10,159), Randel (3,676), Randle (2,936), Randol (572) (total births since 1880)
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 88 | No. 489 |
| 1890s | 89 | No. 584 |
| 1900s | 157 | No. 422 |
| 1910s | 1,140 | No. 432 |
| 1920s | 1,952 | No. 387 |
| 1930s | 3,014 | No. 231 |
| 1940s | 17,774 | No. 79 |
| 1950s | 62,450 | No. 53 |
| 1960s | 52,055 | No. 59 |
| 1970s | 23,025 | No. 100 |
| 1980s | 19,326 | No. 129 |
| 1990s | 10,322 | No. 192 |
| 2000s | 4,074 | No. 440 |
| 2010s | 2,244 | No. 827 |
| 2020s | 882 | No. 1053 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.