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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #53, 1955boys
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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—#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 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedAKMaine: #121 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 777 boysMEVermont: #100 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 535 boysVTNew Hampshire: #93 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 542 boysNHWashington: #120 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 740 boysWAIdaho: #113 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 540 boysIDMontana: #147 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 779 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #118 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 799 boysMNIllinois: #122 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 736 boysILWisconsin: #92 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 555 boysWIMichigan: #111 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 692 boysMINew York: #267 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 2,199 boysNYMassachusetts: #161 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,533 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedRIOregon: #113 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 651 boysORNevada: #118 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 552 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #118 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 628 boysSDIowa: #129 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 908 boysIAIndiana: #76 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 423 boysINOhio: #91 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 607 boysOHPennsylvania: #156 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,277 boysPANew Jersey: #240 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,058 boysNJConnecticut: #187 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,522 boysCTCalifornia: #174 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 1,002 boysCAUtah: #111 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 607 boysUTColorado: #139 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 786 boysCONebraska: #75 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 385 boysNEMissouri: #94 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 550 boysMOKentucky: #80 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 403 boysKYWest Virginia: #66 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 318 boysWVVirginia: #103 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 564 boysVAMaryland: #172 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,132 boysMDDelaware: #116 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 673 boysDEArizona: #118 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 573 boysAZNew Mexico: #170 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 800 boysNMKansas: #150 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 987 boysKSArkansas: #93 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 406 boysARTennessee: #72 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 340 boysTNNorth Carolina: #108 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 533 boysNCSouth Carolina: #107 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 507 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Randall, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #91 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 413 boysOKLouisiana: #155 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 708 boysLAMississippi: #124 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 575 boysMSAlabama: #70 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 345 boysALGeorgia: #78 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 362 boysGAHawaii: #80 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 326 boysHITexas: #137 for boys · 165 births · 1 in 635 boysTXFlorida: #83 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 427 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#66 · 1 in 318
  2. Alabama#70 · 1 in 345
  3. Tennessee#72 · 1 in 340
  4. Nebraska#75 · 1 in 385
  5. Indiana#76 · 1 in 423

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#66411 in 318
Alabama#70771 in 345
Tennessee#72921 in 340
Nebraska#75271 in 385
Indiana#76941 in 423
Georgia#781081 in 362
Hawaii#80181 in 326
Kentucky#80641 in 403
Florida#831161 in 427
Ohio#911271 in 607
Oklahoma#91441 in 413
Wisconsin#92531 in 555
Arkansas#93371 in 406
New Hampshire#9391 in 542
Missouri#94601 in 550
Vermont#10051 in 535
Virginia#103561 in 564
South Carolina#107421 in 507
North Carolina#108741 in 533
Michigan#111951 in 692
Utah#111211 in 607
Idaho#113111 in 540
Oregon#113221 in 651
Delaware#11651 in 673
Arizona#118301 in 573
Minnesota#118321 in 799
Nevada#11861 in 552
South Dakota#11871 in 628
Washington#120291 in 740
Maine#12191 in 777
Illinois#1221061 in 736
Mississippi#124331 in 575
Iowa#129201 in 908
Texas#1371651 in 635
Colorado#139231 in 786
Montana#14761 in 779
Kansas#150141 in 987
Louisiana#155421 in 708
Pennsylvania#156581 in 1,277
Massachusetts#161231 in 1,533
New Mexico#170111 in 800
Maryland#172191 in 1,132
California#1741441 in 1,002
Connecticut#187111 in 1,522
New Jersey#240211 in 2,058
New York#267521 in 2,199
Alaska———
District of Columbia———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
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 1973

girls
#6,666
7 births · 1 in 208,316 girls
boys
#121
2,172 births · 1 in 718 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #6,666Randall7

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #121Randall2,172
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 208,316 of them was named Randall, which outranked 32.0% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randall
  1. #6,080Zanita8
  2. #6,080Zoey8
  3. #6,080Zsazsa8
  4. #6,666Randall7
  5. #6,666Aaryn7
  6. #6,666Adonna7
  7. #6,666Afiya7
  8. #7,435Abagail6
  9. #7,435Adabel6
  10. #7,435Adalia6

Tied with 768 names at #6,666; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 718 of them was named Randall, which outranked 97.9% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randall
  1. #118Jay2,215
  2. #119Arthur2,204
  3. #120Frederick2,183
  4. #121Randall2,172
  5. #122Jacob2,123
  6. #123Lee2,106
  7. #124Allen2,077
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →