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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • 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: #209 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,670 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedIDMontana: #194 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,089 boysMTNorth Dakota: #148 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 882 boysNDMinnesota: #187 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,855 boysMNIllinois: #247 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,401 boysILWisconsin: #109 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 834 boysWIMichigan: #231 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,340 boysMINew York: #457 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 8,198 boysNYMassachusetts: #261 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,381 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,412 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,350 boysSDIowa: #174 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,416 boysIAIndiana: #212 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,816 boysINOhio: #196 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,843 boysOHPennsylvania: #274 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,123 boysPANew Jersey: #479 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,280 boysNJConnecticut: #328 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,256 boysCTCalifornia: #281 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 2,323 boysCAUtah: #285 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,175 boysUTColorado: #182 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,183 boysCONebraska: #161 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,184 boysNEMissouri: #245 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,268 boysMOKentucky: #249 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,185 boysKYWest Virginia: #214 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,901 boysWVVirginia: #323 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,292 boysVAMaryland: #290 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,292 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #324 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,344 boysNMKansas: #241 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,960 boysKSArkansas: #170 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 907 boysARTennessee: #222 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,668 boysTNNorth Carolina: #256 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,891 boysNCSouth Carolina: #341 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,320 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #204 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,269 boysOKLouisiana: #261 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,656 boysLAMississippi: #316 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,517 boysMSAlabama: #322 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,922 boysALGeorgia: #298 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,510 boysGAHawaii: #123 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 477 boysHITexas: #337 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,395 boysTXFlorida: #295 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,394 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#109 · 1 in 834
  2. Hawaii#123 · 1 in 477
  3. North Dakota#148 · 1 in 882
  4. Nebraska#161 · 1 in 1,184
  5. Arkansas#170 · 1 in 907

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#109511 in 834
Hawaii#123151 in 477
North Dakota#14871 in 882
Nebraska#161121 in 1,184
Arkansas#170211 in 907
Iowa#174191 in 1,416
Colorado#182171 in 1,183
Minnesota#187201 in 1,855
Montana#19461 in 1,089
Ohio#196551 in 1,843
Oregon#201111 in 1,412
South Dakota#20151 in 1,350
Oklahoma#204171 in 1,269
Washington#209161 in 1,670
Indiana#212281 in 1,816
West Virginia#21491 in 1,901
Tennessee#222231 in 1,668
Michigan#231361 in 2,340
Kansas#241101 in 1,960
Missouri#245191 in 2,268
Illinois#247441 in 2,401
Kentucky#249151 in 2,185
North Carolina#256261 in 1,891
Louisiana#261241 in 1,656
Massachusetts#261101 in 5,381
Pennsylvania#274261 in 4,123
California#281791 in 2,323
Utah#28551 in 2,175
Maryland#290101 in 3,292
Florida#295221 in 2,394
Georgia#298191 in 2,510
Mississippi#316101 in 2,517
Alabama#322121 in 2,922
Virginia#323131 in 3,292
New Mexico#32451 in 2,344
Connecticut#32851 in 5,256
Texas#337471 in 2,395
South Carolina#34181 in 3,320
New York#457211 in 8,198
New Jersey#47961 in 10,280
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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 1964

boys
#269
823 births · 1 in 2,421 boys

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #269Randal823
More about 1964

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 2,421 of them was named Randal, which outranked 94.1% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randal
  1. #265Raul836
  2. #267Marshall831
  3. #268Nelson826
  4. #269Randal823
  5. #270Randolph817
  6. #271Francisco816
  7. #272Darrin801
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →