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
- Peak · boys
- 1955 · 6,688 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 23 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 198,592since 1880
Randall over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,499 | 117 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,608 | 106 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,266 | 152 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,264 | 153 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,195 | 164 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,053 | 190 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,085 | 184 | |
| 2018 | — | #995 | 208 | |
| 2017 | — | #951 | 219 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,029 | 194 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,039 | 193 | |
| 2014 | — | #898 | 239 | |
| 2013 | — | #827 | 260 | |
| 2012 | — | #857 | 246 | |
| 2011 | — | #853 | 250 | |
| 2010 | — | #841 | 251 | |
| 2009 | — | #747 | 308 | |
| 2008 | — | #699 | 337 | |
| 2007 | — | #698 | 334 | |
| 2006 | — | #622 | 382 | |
| 2005 | — | #602 | 375 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #570 | 399 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #526 | 443 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #513 | 444 |
| 2001 | — | #467 | 509 | |
| 2000 | — | #440 | 543 | |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #397 | 619 |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #384 | 651 |
| 1997 | — | #339 | 763 | |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #321 | 825 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #296 | 898 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #267 | 1,063 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #243 | 1,186 |
| 1992 | #5,718 | 16 | #234 | 1,232 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #211 | 1,482 |
| 1990 | #4,120 | 24 | #192 | 1,603 |
| 1989 | #3,893 | 25 | #162 | 1,848 |
| 1988 | #2,744 | 38 | #153 | 1,796 |
| 1987 | #1,647 | 74 | #150 | 1,833 |
| 1986 | #1,380 | 93 | #148 | 1,889 |
| 1985 | #3,084 | 29 | #146 | 1,908 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #148 | 1,847 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #129 | 2,060 |
| 1982 | #3,780 | 21 | #130 | 2,111 |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | #137 | 2,010 |
| 1980 | #4,327 | 17 | #136 | 2,024 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #135 | 2,013 |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | #134 | 1,971 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | #140 | 1,920 |
| 1976 | #4,154 | 15 | #133 | 1,982 |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | #121 | 2,125 |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | #123 | 2,117 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #121 | 2,172 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 | #120 | 2,354 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #102 | 3,100 |
| 1970 | #3,030 | 22 | #100 | 3,271 |
| 1969 | #2,768 | 23 | #85 | 3,562 |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 20 | #79 | 3,751 |
| 1967 | #2,706 | 21 | #72 | 4,062 |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #70 | 4,448 |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 | #73 | 4,752 |
| 1964 | #3,244 | 16 | #66 | 5,511 |
| 1963 | #2,424 | 25 | #65 | 5,972 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #64 | 6,236 |
| 1961 | #2,411 | 25 | #63 | 6,587 |
| 1960 | #2,307 | 26 | #59 | 7,174 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #59 | 7,059 |
| 1958 | #2,167 | 27 | #62 | 6,326 |
| 1957 | #2,218 | 25 | #59 | 6,675 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #54 | 6,913 |
| 1955 | #2,156 | 25 | #53 | 6,688 |
| 1954 | #2,592 | 18 | #55 | 6,549 |
| 1953 | #2,812 | 15 | #64 | 5,973 |
| 1952 | #2,327 | 20 | #62 | 5,892 |
| 1951 | #2,245 | 20 | #66 | 5,532 |
| 1950 | #1,576 | 35 | #70 | 4,843 |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | #79 | 4,161 |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 | #98 | 3,179 |
| 1947 | #1,946 | 25 | #106 | 2,785 |
| 1946 | #2,482 | 15 | #123 | 2,064 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 | #149 | 1,392 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #156 | 1,242 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #171 | 1,027 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #203 | 760 |
| 1941 | — | #213 | 633 | |
| 1940 | — | #233 | 531 | |
| 1939 | — | #231 | 505 | |
| 1938 | — | #272 | 411 | |
| 1937 | — | #288 | 354 | |
| 1936 | — | #323 | 277 | |
| 1935 | — | #320 | 288 | |
| 1934 | — | #325 | 277 | |
| 1933 | — | #353 | 233 | |
| 1932 | — | #379 | 219 | |
| 1931 | — | #388 | 209 | |
| 1930 | — | #368 | 241 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #406 | 205 |
| 1928 | — | #425 | 196 | |
| 1927 | — | #407 | 219 | |
| 1926 | — | #387 | 230 | |
| 1925 | — | #420 | 204 | |
| 1924 | — | #440 | 193 | |
| 1923 | — | #437 | 193 | |
| 1922 | — | #479 | 166 | |
| 1921 | — | #464 | 175 | |
| 1920 | — | #466 | 171 | |
| 1919 | — | #454 | 167 | |
| 1918 | — | #432 | 185 | |
| 1917 | — | #452 | 157 | |
| 1916 | — | #446 | 156 | |
| 1915 | — | #435 | 156 | |
| 1914 | — | #454 | 111 | |
| 1913 | — | #432 | 97 | |
| 1912 | — | #521 | 57 | |
| 1911 | — | #514 | 33 | |
| 1910 | — | #634 | 21 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #422 | 32 | |
| 1907 | — | #495 | 22 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #515 | 18 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #536 | 16 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #603 | 17 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #635 | 12 | |
| 1897 | — | #584 | 13 | |
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #631 | 11 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #525 | 13 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#68 · 1 in 340
- West Virginia#92 · 1 in 470
- Kentucky#97 · 1 in 590
- Tennessee#98 · 1 in 537
- North Carolina#100 · 1 in 565
Best ever in a state: #26 in Hawaii, 1956.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #68 | 13 | 1 in 340 |
| West Virginia | #92 | 22 | 1 in 470 |
| Kentucky | #97 | 40 | 1 in 590 |
| Tennessee | #98 | 63 | 1 in 537 |
| North Carolina | #100 | 77 | 1 in 565 |
| Alabama | #101 | 47 | 1 in 549 |
| Georgia | #101 | 84 | 1 in 556 |
| Arkansas | #106 | 28 | 1 in 525 |
| South Carolina | #111 | 39 | 1 in 576 |
| Alaska | #114 | 8 | 1 in 540 |
| Ohio | #116 | 97 | 1 in 793 |
| Florida | #118 | 116 | 1 in 728 |
| Virginia | #120 | 51 | 1 in 787 |
| Oklahoma | #125 | 33 | 1 in 628 |
| Indiana | #132 | 45 | 1 in 862 |
| Oregon | #135 | 21 | 1 in 874 |
| Hawaii | #137 | 10 | 1 in 676 |
| Missouri | #137 | 40 | 1 in 913 |
| Colorado | #140 | 29 | 1 in 832 |
| Wisconsin | #140 | 30 | 1 in 1,080 |
| North Dakota | #142 | 5 | 1 in 929 |
| Maine | #154 | 6 | 1 in 1,213 |
| Mississippi | #154 | 21 | 1 in 780 |
| New Hampshire | #154 | 5 | 1 in 1,540 |
| Arizona | #157 | 36 | 1 in 818 |
| Michigan | #157 | 58 | 1 in 1,115 |
| Pennsylvania | #158 | 62 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Washington | #159 | 31 | 1 in 1,052 |
| Nevada | #173 | 7 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Iowa | #177 | 12 | 1 in 1,474 |
| Illinois | #181 | 77 | 1 in 1,084 |
| Louisiana | #181 | 36 | 1 in 877 |
| Minnesota | #183 | 17 | 1 in 1,803 |
| Texas | #186 | 148 | 1 in 974 |
| Massachusetts | #189 | 23 | 1 in 1,803 |
| Nebraska | #191 | 7 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Idaho | #205 | 5 | 1 in 1,271 |
| New Jersey | #207 | 33 | 1 in 1,559 |
| Maryland | #216 | 18 | 1 in 1,703 |
| California | #223 | 180 | 1 in 1,401 |
| Utah | #224 | 10 | 1 in 1,626 |
| New Mexico | #235 | 9 | 1 in 1,270 |
| Connecticut | #245 | 9 | 1 in 2,412 |
| District of Columbia | #247 | 6 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Kansas | #266 | 8 | 1 in 2,084 |
| New York | #276 | 61 | 1 in 2,126 |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1955 at #53 (6,688 births)
- Births halved by 1970, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1948–1970
- Top 1,000: 134 yrs · run 1906–2014
- 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
- 31.4% of all boys named Randall (62,450) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 88 | #489 (1882) | #636 |
| 1890s | 89 | #584 (1897) | #764 |
| 1900s | 157 | #422 (1908) | #659 |
| 1910s | 1,140 | #432 (1918) | #477 |
| 1920s | 1,952 | #387 (1926) | #433 |
| 1930s | 3,014 | #231 (1939) | #325 |
| 1940s | 17,774 | #79 (1949) | #153 |
| 1950s | 62,450 | #53 (1955) | #60 |
| 1960s | 52,055 | #59 (1960) | #70 |
| 1970s | 23,025 | #100 (1970) | #123 |
| 1980s | 19,326 | #129 (1983) | #144 |
| 1990s | 10,322 | #192 (1990) | #288 |
| 2000s | 4,074 | #440 (2000) | #588 |
| 2010s | 2,244 | #827 (2013) | #938 |
| 2020s | 882 | #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 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 46,865 of them was named Randall, which outranked 80.2% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,700Tifani39
- #2,700Victor39
- #2,700Zakiya39
- #2,744Randall38
- #2,744Aiesha38
- #2,744Aliyah38
- #2,744Bao38
- #2,803Aleasha37
- #2,803Amal37
- #2,803Ambra37
Tied with 58 names at #2,744; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 1,066 of them was named Randall, which outranked 98.2% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).