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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedMNIllinois: #925 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 14,870 boysILWisconsin: #398 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,756 boysWIMichigan: #734 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 11,835 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedINOhio: #501 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,255 boysOHPennsylvania: #659 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 11,754 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #793 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 12,621 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNEMissouri: #550 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,592 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedWVVirginia: #635 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,672 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #501 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,280 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #386 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,421 boysOKLouisiana: #634 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,249 boysLAMississippi: #387 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,859 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedHITexas: #571 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 5,894 boysTXFlorida: #556 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,114 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#386 · 1 in 3,421
  2. Mississippi#387 · 1 in 2,859
  3. Wisconsin#398 · 1 in 4,756
  4. North Carolina#501 · 1 in 5,280
  5. Ohio#501 · 1 in 7,255

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#38661 in 3,421
Mississippi#38761 in 2,859
Wisconsin#39871 in 4,756
North Carolina#50191 in 5,280
Ohio#501111 in 7,255
Missouri#55051 in 7,592
Florida#556151 in 6,114
Texas#571261 in 5,894
Louisiana#63451 in 6,249
Virginia#63551 in 8,672
Pennsylvania#65971 in 11,754
Michigan#73461 in 11,835
California#793231 in 12,621
Illinois#92561 in 14,870
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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 1990

girls
#9,247
8 births · 1 in 237,318 girls
boys
#722
199 births · 1 in 10,322 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #9,247Randal8

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #722Randal199
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 237,318 of them was named Randal, which outranked 39.3% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randal
  1. #8,501Zehra9
  2. #8,501Zuly9
  3. #8,501Zury9
  4. #9,247Randal8
  5. #9,247Abelina8
  6. #9,247Abir8
  7. #9,247Adaeze8
  8. #10,193Abaigeal7
  9. #10,193Abel7
  10. #10,193Abeni7

Tied with 945 names at #9,247; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 10,322 of them was named Randal, which outranked 92.4% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randal
  1. #719Cruz200
  2. #719Elvis200
  3. #719Estevan200
  4. #722Randal199
  5. #722Rashawn199
  6. #722Tobias199
  7. #725Dominque198
  8. #726Justen197
  9. #726Kelsey197

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →