Randal

Last seen for girls in 1994 at #10,569 · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1958 · 1,477 births
Debut · boys
9 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
29,192
since 1909

Randal over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Randal has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #189, 1958boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#5,20818
2024—#5,44317
2023—#7,28911
2022—#4,18425
2021—#4,62821
2020—#3,65329
2019—#4,63921
2018—#3,52431
2017—#3,88927
2016—#4,19924
2015—#2,86441
2014—#3,53230
2013—#3,75327
2012—#3,80727
2011—#3,04637
2010—#2,73044
2009—#3,72128
2008—#2,63247
2007—#2,33755
2006—#2,24856
2005—#2,65341
2004—#2,05158
2003—#2,12852
2002—#1,64772
2001—#1,98254
2000—#1,65370
1999—#1,28395
1998—#1,32290
1997—#1,143108
1996—#1,35979
1995—#1,053113
1994#10,5697#948136
1993#13,4425#823165
1992—#859152
1991#13,1475#762180
1990#9,2478#722199
1989#9,6817#650237
1988#6,66611#631227
1987#3,62424#589236
1986#2,62037#582233
1985—#542262
1984—#563231
1983—#553231
1982—#541253
1981—#509275
1980—#565233
1979—#558237
1978—#523246
1977—#493271
1976—#495260
1975—#464302
1974—#461299
1973—#413357
1972—#401383
1971—#379451
1970—#341559
1969—#324574
1968—#311591
1967#6,0426#283659
1966—#278690
1965—#285690
1964—#269823
1963—#251912
1962#6,5785#2441,019
1961#5,8516#2331,155
1960—#2181,273
1959#5,5666#2011,436
1958—#1891,477
1957—#1921,458
1956—#2031,321
1955—#2141,128
1954—#236895
1953—#243770
1952—#254730
1951—#260663
1950—#305490
1949#5,2445#324450
1948—#390306
1947—#418267
1946—#467187
1945—#540122
1944—#604103
1943—#69187
1942—#81263
1941—#73371
1940—#88151
1939—#84652
1938—#86951
1937—#1,18031
1936—#1,09535
1935—#1,07836
1934—#1,46122
1933—#1,49821
1932—#1,15734
1931—#1,64319
1930—#1,23533
1929—#1,73119
1928—#1,56923
1927—#2,03416
1926—#1,37928
1925—#2,08915
1924—#1,72721
1923—#1,55124
1922—#1,54524
1921—#1,82919
1920—#1,82019
1919—#2,06315
1918—#1,53923
1917—#2,09114
1916—#1,64619
1915—#1,60019
1914—#1,68714
1913—#2,4966
1912—#2,0457
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First appearance
1909

The first year at least five boys were named Randal! It came in at #1,020, and was given to 9 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1910–1911, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Randal is popular in 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNHWashington: #156 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,105 boysWAIdaho: #172 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,059 boysIDMontana: #181 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,249 boysMTNorth Dakota: #150 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 965 boysNDMinnesota: #153 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,343 boysMNIllinois: #193 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,831 boysILWisconsin: #132 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,195 boysWIMichigan: #219 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,528 boysMINew York: #393 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 8,097 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedRIOregon: #162 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,131 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNVWyoming: #64 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 327 boysWYSouth Dakota: #102 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 628 boysSDIowa: #86 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 604 boysIAIndiana: #213 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,282 boysINOhio: #226 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,953 boysOHPennsylvania: #251 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 4,018 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #212 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 1,707 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedUTColorado: #197 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,580 boysCONebraska: #155 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,027 boysNEMissouri: #199 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,671 boysMOKentucky: #263 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,838 boysKYWest Virginia: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,738 boysWVVirginia: #368 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,476 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedDEArizona: #268 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,849 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNMKansas: #162 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 972 boysKSArkansas: #175 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,165 boysARTennessee: #238 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,312 boysTNNorth Carolina: #302 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,243 boysNCSouth Carolina: #327 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,921 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #163 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,126 boysOKLouisiana: #260 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,919 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedMSAlabama: #248 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,155 boysALGeorgia: #316 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,466 boysGAHawaii: #132 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 574 boysHITexas: #248 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,660 boysTXFlorida: #248 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,274 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#64 · 1 in 327
  2. Iowa#86 · 1 in 604
  3. South Dakota#102 · 1 in 628
  4. Hawaii#132 · 1 in 574
  5. Wisconsin#132 · 1 in 1,195

Best ever in a state: #64 in Wyoming, 1954.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#64111 in 327
Iowa#86511 in 604
South Dakota#102131 in 628
Hawaii#132121 in 574
Wisconsin#132371 in 1,195
North Dakota#15081 in 965
Minnesota#153291 in 1,343
Nebraska#155151 in 1,027
Washington#156281 in 1,105
Kansas#162251 in 972
Oregon#162161 in 1,131
Oklahoma#163221 in 1,126
Idaho#17271 in 1,059
Arkansas#175181 in 1,165
Montana#18161 in 1,249
Illinois#193581 in 1,831
Colorado#197121 in 1,580
Missouri#199281 in 1,671
West Virginia#200131 in 1,738
California#212901 in 1,707
Indiana#213231 in 2,282
Michigan#219371 in 2,528
Ohio#226371 in 2,953
Tennessee#238181 in 2,312
Alabama#248181 in 2,155
Florida#248181 in 2,274
Texas#248731 in 1,660
Pennsylvania#251301 in 4,018
Louisiana#260211 in 1,919
Kentucky#263131 in 2,838
Arizona#26871 in 1,849
North Carolina#302171 in 3,243
Georgia#316141 in 3,466
South Carolina#32781 in 3,921
Virginia#36881 in 5,476
New York#393211 in 8,097
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Randal
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 235 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #5,208)
  • 1,555 spots since 2020 (#3,653 → #5,208)
  • 2,344 spots since 2015 (#2,864 → #5,208)
  • Biggest jump: 311 spots in 1938 (#1,180 → #869)
  • Biggest drop: 125 spots in 1994 (#823 → #948)
Rise & fade · boys
49 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1909
  • Peaked 1958 at #189 (1,477 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1938–1994
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,437
  • Highest: 1 in 1,437 boys born in 1958 were named Randal (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 94,893 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 35.5% of all boys named Randal (10,368) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s9#1,020 (1909)#1,020
1910s117#1,539 (1918)#1,896
1920s208#1,379 (1926)#1,727
1930s334#846 (1939)#1,206
1940s1,707#324 (1949)#586
1950s10,368#189 (1958)#230
1960s8,386#218 (1960)#270
1970s3,365#341 (1970)#453
1980s2,418#509 (1981)#573
1990s1,317#722 (1990)#1,027
2000s533#1,647 (2002)#2,305
2010s309#2,730 (2010)#3,598
2020s121#3,653 (2020)#5,068

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Randal in 1954

boys
#236
895 births · 1 in 2,278 boys

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #236Randal895
More about 1954

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 2,278 of them was named Randal, which outranked 94.6% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randal
  1. #233Benny914
  2. #234Edgar913
  3. #235Marcus897
  4. #236Randal895
  5. #237Lyle889
  6. #238Sam873
  7. #239Clayton843
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1954 →