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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • 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: #921 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 14,583 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedWIMichigan: #626 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 8,586 boysMINew York: #1,263 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 22,402 boysNYMassachusetts: #490 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,305 boysMARhode 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: #440 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,996 boysINOhio: #724 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 13,272 boysOHPennsylvania: #545 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,025 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #822 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 13,084 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedUTColorado: #470 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,851 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedVAMaryland: 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: #339 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,298 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedARTennessee: #497 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,893 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedALGeorgia: #723 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,109 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Randal, so not publishedHITexas: #764 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 10,218 boysTXFlorida: #709 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,904 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#339 · 1 in 2,298
  2. Indiana#440 · 1 in 4,996
  3. Colorado#470 · 1 in 4,851
  4. Massachusetts#490 · 1 in 8,305
  5. Tennessee#497 · 1 in 5,893

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#33951 in 2,298
Indiana#44081 in 4,996
Colorado#47051 in 4,851
Massachusetts#49051 in 8,305
Tennessee#49761 in 5,893
Pennsylvania#545101 in 8,025
Michigan#62681 in 8,586
Florida#709101 in 8,904
Georgia#72361 in 8,109
Ohio#72461 in 13,272
Texas#764151 in 10,218
California#822221 in 13,084
Illinois#92161 in 14,583
New York#1,26361 in 22,402
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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 1991

girls
#13,147
5 births · 1 in 375,001 girls
boys
#762
180 births · 1 in 11,224 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #13,147Randal5

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #762Randal180
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 375,001 of them was named Randal, which outranked 15.0% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randal
  1. #11,509Zitlali6
  2. #11,509Zofia6
  3. #11,509Zondra6
  4. #13,147Randal5
  5. #13,147Aaminah5
  6. #13,147Abegail5
  7. #13,147Abraham5

Tied with 2,319 names at #13,147; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 11,224 of them was named Randal, which outranked 92.1% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randal
  1. #759Josh181
  2. #759Shea181
  3. #759Vaughn181
  4. #762Randal180
  5. #762Ashley180
  6. #762Dario180
  7. #765Lyle179
  8. #765Stevie179
  9. #767Barrett178

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

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →