Randall

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #1,499 for boys in 2025, 117 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1955 · 6,688 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
23 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
198,592
since 1880

Randall over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #53, 1955boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,499117
2024—#1,608106
2023—#1,266152
2022—#1,264153
2021—#1,195164
2020—#1,053190
2019—#1,085184
2018—#995208
2017—#951219
2016—#1,029194
2015—#1,039193
2014—#898239
2013—#827260
2012—#857246
2011—#853250
2010—#841251
2009—#747308
2008—#699337
2007—#698334
2006—#622382
2005—#602375
2004#16,0995#570399
2003#13,8446#526443
2002#15,4325#513444
2001—#467509
2000—#440543
1999#11,3857#397619
1998#14,1225#384651
1997—#339763
1996#11,8076#321825
1995#10,5147#296898
1994#7,60411#2671,063
1993#8,7199#2431,186
1992#5,71816#2341,232
1991#10,2717#2111,482
1990#4,12024#1921,603
1989#3,89325#1621,848
1988#2,74438#1531,796
1987#1,64774#1501,833
1986#1,38093#1481,889
1985#3,08429#1461,908
1984#4,73715#1481,847
1983#3,94919#1292,060
1982#3,78021#1302,111
1981#4,16218#1372,010
1980#4,32717#1362,024
1979#4,42016#1352,013
1978#4,45915#1341,971
1977#4,94213#1401,920
1976#4,15415#1331,982
1975#4,37014#1212,125
1974#5,36010#1232,117
1973#6,6667#1212,172
1972#3,06221#1202,354
1971#3,78916#1023,100
1970#3,03022#1003,271
1969#2,76823#853,562
1968#2,87420#793,751
1967#2,70621#724,062
1966#3,40014#704,448
1965#3,54913#734,752
1964#3,24416#665,511
1963#2,42425#655,972
1962#2,92218#646,236
1961#2,41125#636,587
1960#2,30726#597,174
1959#2,76018#597,059
1958#2,16727#626,326
1957#2,21825#596,675
1956#2,92916#546,913
1955#2,15625#536,688
1954#2,59218#556,549
1953#2,81215#645,973
1952#2,32720#625,892
1951#2,24520#665,532
1950#1,57635#704,843
1949#1,91725#794,161
1948#2,07022#983,179
1947#1,94625#1062,785
1946#2,48215#1232,064
1945#2,59812#1491,392
1944#2,76211#1561,242
1943#3,8017#1711,027
1942#4,6225#203760
1941—#213633
1940—#233531
1939—#231505
1938—#272411
1937—#288354
1936—#323277
1935—#320288
1934—#325277
1933—#353233
1932—#379219
1931—#388209
1930—#368241
1929#4,5705#406205
1928—#425196
1927—#407219
1926—#387230
1925—#420204
1924—#440193
1923—#437193
1922—#479166
1921—#464175
1920—#466171
1919—#454167
1918—#432185
1917—#452157
1916—#446156
1915—#435156
1914—#454111
1913—#43297
1912—#52157
1911—#51433
1910—#63421
1909—#75614
1908—#42232
1907—#49522
1906—#79810
1905—#1,0916
1904—#51518
1903—#59514
1902—#53616
1901—#7798
1900—#60317
1899—#1,0515
1898—#63512
1897—#58413
1896—#72210
1895—#7958
1894—#63111
1893—#61511
1892—#9566
1891—#7667
1890—#8846
1889—#52513
1888—#9176
1887—#6319
1886—#7587
1885——
1884—#57011
1883—#55611
1882—#48914
1881—#5959
1880—#6828
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Randall was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Randall is popular in 1929

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedMNIllinois: #292 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,077 boysILWisconsin: #271 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,424 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedMINew York: #370 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,795 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedIAIndiana: #301 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,174 boysINOhio: #250 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,384 boysOHPennsylvania: #408 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 10,042 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #472 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,062 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedMOKentucky: #209 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,635 boysKYWest Virginia: #240 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,859 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedVAMaryland: #197 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,413 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedARTennessee: #278 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,700 boysTNNorth Carolina: #530 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,633 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,425 boysOKLouisiana: #417 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,800 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedALGeorgia: #290 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,693 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedHITexas: #654 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,235 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#197 · 1 in 2,413
  2. Kentucky#209 · 1 in 1,635
  3. West Virginia#240 · 1 in 1,859
  4. Ohio#250 · 1 in 3,384
  5. Wisconsin#271 · 1 in 3,424

Best ever in a state: #26 in Hawaii, 1956.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#19751 in 2,413
Kentucky#209151 in 1,635
West Virginia#24091 in 1,859
Ohio#250151 in 3,384
Wisconsin#27171 in 3,424
Oklahoma#27391 in 2,425
Tennessee#27891 in 2,700
Georgia#290101 in 2,693
Illinois#292141 in 4,077
Indiana#30161 in 4,174
New York#370141 in 6,795
Pennsylvania#40881 in 10,042
Louisiana#41751 in 3,800
California#47261 in 6,062
North Carolina#53051 in 6,633
Texas#65481 in 7,235
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North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Virginia———
Washington———
Wyoming———

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 Randall
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 109 spots since 2024 (#1,608 → #1,499)
  • 446 spots since 2020 (#1,053 → #1,499)
  • 460 spots since 2015 (#1,039 → #1,499)
  • Biggest jump: 448 spots in 1900 (#1,051 → #603)
  • Biggest drop: 576 spots in 1905 (#515 → #1,091)
Rise & fade · boys
75 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1955 at #53 (6,688 births)
  • Births halved by 1970, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1948–1970
  • Top 1,000: 134 yrs · run 1906–2014
Share of babies · boys
1 in 297
  • Highest: 1 in 297 boys born in 1960 were named Randall (0.34%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,599 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #53 in 1955, was only 1 in 308 (0.32%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 31.4% of all boys named Randall (62,450) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s88#489 (1882)#636
1890s89#584 (1897)#764
1900s157#422 (1908)#659
1910s1,140#432 (1918)#477
1920s1,952#387 (1926)#433
1930s3,014#231 (1939)#325
1940s17,774#79 (1949)#153
1950s62,450#53 (1955)#60
1960s52,055#59 (1960)#70
1970s23,025#100 (1970)#123
1980s19,326#129 (1983)#144
1990s10,322#192 (1990)#288
2000s4,074#440 (2000)#588
2010s2,244#827 (2013)#938
2020s882#1,053 (2020)#1,314

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.

Randall in 1929

girls
#4,570
5 births · 1 in 223,312 girls
boys
#406
205 births · 1 in 5,247 boys

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #4,570Randall5

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #406Randall205
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 223,312 of them was named Randall, which outranked 13.4% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randall
  1. #4,053Zillah6
  2. #4,053Zollie6
  3. #4,053Zorka6
  4. #4,570Randall5
  5. #4,570Adabelle5
  6. #4,570Adelyne5
  7. #4,570Adonna5

Tied with 707 names at #4,570; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

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

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 5,247 of them was named Randall, which outranked 91.1% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randall
  1. #403Rafael209
  2. #404Emery208
  3. #405Rodolfo207
  4. #406Randall205
  5. #406Barney205
  6. #406Ed205
  7. #406Eric205
  8. #411Arturo204
  9. #411Ricardo204
  10. #411Solomon204

Tied with 4 names at #406; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,188Davey#2,843 → #655
  2. ↑ 554Davie#1,413 → #859
  3. ↑ 374Derald#1,095 → #721
  4. ↑ 358Vernal#1,353 → #995
  5. ↑ 350Ken#1,228 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Adolf#950 → #1,480
  2. ↓ 426Quinton#913 → #1,339
  3. ↓ 349Thornton#963 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 346Verlyn#891 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 346Isidore#891 → #1,237

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

See the top 100 for 1929 →