Randell

Last seen for girls in 1994 at #11,778 · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1958 · 304 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,011
since 1912

Randell over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Randell has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #449, 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—#6,80312
2024—#7,76510
2023—#6,22014
2022—#6,47913
2021—#6,03214
2020—#5,69915
2019—#5,81315
2018—#6,70312
2017—#4,22424
2016—#5,55516
2015—#4,89019
2014—#4,26323
2013—#4,18023
2012—#4,00325
2011—#3,79227
2010—#3,53130
2009—#2,84742
2008—#3,64629
2007—#2,92040
2006—#4,22322
2005—#3,24131
2004—#3,28529
2003—#2,78035
2002—#2,55638
2001—#2,61836
2000—#2,37940
1999—#2,06346
1998—#1,81155
1997—#2,20139
1996—#1,58662
1995—#1,91444
1994#11,7786#1,47764
1993—#1,30676
1992#10,4797#1,14293
1991—#1,12495
1990#12,9585#1,026106
1989#12,3625#1,04598
1988#7,6919#847126
1987#6,78810#836124
1986#3,75722#867110
1985—#820118
1984#10,4225#843108
1983#10,2755#824112
1982#9,2376#871104
1981—#767130
1980#10,3925#819115
1979#9,0106#842105
1978#9,7505#89193
1977#9,6525#85899
1976—#86094
1975—#811105
1974#8,7755#779106
1973—#749115
1972—#778105
1971—#672152
1970—#635163
1969—#605168
1968—#578171
1967—#536193
1966#5,2737#504227
1965—#513220
1964—#495254
1963—#488268
1962#6,5785#472286
1961#6,5675#462306
1960—#450321
1959—#465294
1958—#449304
1957—#455288
1956—#466261
1955—#479234
1954—#477231
1953—#498197
1952#3,7969#461235
1951#5,4145#473206
1950—#473201
1949—#465200
1948#5,2435#608125
1947#4,7646#561145
1946—#615109
1945—#66383
1944—#67983
1943—#78769
1942—#81263
1941—#71375
1940—#81858
1939—#84652
1938—#1,12533
1937—#1,18031
1936—#1,06836
1935—#1,05737
1934—#1,49821
1933—#1,64418
1932—#1,77717
1931—#1,45823
1930—#1,49624
1929—#1,41326
1928—#2,16214
1927—#2,9129
1926—#1,46625
1925—#2,01216
1924—#2,34713
1923—#2,44612
1922—#1,47026
1921—#1,70321
1920—#2,13115
1919—#2,26513
1918—#1,64821
1917—#2,7329
1916—#2,04314
1915—#2,6219
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Randell! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1912–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Randell is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedMNIllinois: #451 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 11,178 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedWIMichigan: #383 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,660 boysMINew York: #738 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 32,957 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedSDIowa: #304 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,148 boysIAIndiana: #316 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,598 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #409 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 7,016 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedNEMissouri: #348 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,551 boysMOKentucky: #181 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,427 boysKYWest Virginia: #310 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,960 boysWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedNMKansas: #302 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,507 boysKSArkansas: #232 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,950 boysARTennessee: #260 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,814 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #413 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,012 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #263 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,406 boysOKLouisiana: #431 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,369 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedMSAlabama: #399 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,550 boysALGeorgia: #396 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,837 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedHITexas: #451 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 5,003 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Randell, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#181 · 1 in 1,427
  2. Arkansas#232 · 1 in 1,950
  3. Tennessee#260 · 1 in 2,814
  4. Oklahoma#263 · 1 in 2,406
  5. Kansas#302 · 1 in 4,507

Best ever in a state: #168 in Kentucky, 1949.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#181251 in 1,427
Arkansas#232111 in 1,950
Tennessee#260141 in 2,814
Oklahoma#263101 in 2,406
Kansas#30251 in 4,507
Iowa#30461 in 5,148
West Virginia#31061 in 3,960
Indiana#31691 in 5,598
Missouri#34881 in 5,551
Michigan#383101 in 8,660
Georgia#39681 in 5,837
Alabama#39971 in 5,550
California#409201 in 7,016
South Carolina#41351 in 6,012
Louisiana#43171 in 5,369
Illinois#45191 in 11,178
Texas#451231 in 5,003
New York#73851 in 32,957
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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 Randell
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 962 spots since 2024 (#7,765 → #6,803)
  • 1,104 spots since 2020 (#5,699 → #6,803)
  • 1,913 spots since 2015 (#4,890 → #6,803)
  • Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1939 (#1,125 → #846)
  • Biggest drop: 198 spots in 1989 (#847 → #1,045)
Rise & fade · boys
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1958 at #449 (304 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 50 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1939–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 6,643
  • Highest: 1 in 6,643 boys born in 1960 were named Randell (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 142,340 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #449 in 1958, was only 1 in 6,982 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 24.5% of all boys named Randell (2,451) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s71#1,648 (1918)#2,309
1920s177#1,413 (1929)#2,006
1930s292#846 (1939)#1,315
1940s1,010#465 (1949)#672
1950s2,451#449 (1958)#470
1960s2,414#450 (1960)#510
1970s1,137#635 (1970)#788
1980s1,145#767 (1981)#854
1990s680#1,026 (1990)#1,565
2000s342#2,379 (2000)#3,050
2010s214#3,531 (2010)#4,695
2020s78#5,699 (2020)#6,500

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.

Randell in 1952

girls
#3,796
9 births · 1 in 206,037 girls
boys
#461
235 births · 1 in 8,271 boys

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #3,796Randell9

Top boys' names in 1952

  1. #1James87,065
  2. #2Robert86,588
  3. #3John83,140
  4. #4Michael79,037
  5. #5David71,752
  6. #6William63,039
  7. #7Richard58,350
  8. #8Thomas48,647
  9. #9Charles38,866
  10. #10Gary38,754
  11. #461Randell235
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 206,037 of them was named Randell, which outranked 40.6% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randell
  1. #3,552Yetta10
  2. #3,552Yulanda10
  3. #3,552Zettie10
  4. #3,796Randell9
  5. #3,796Adine9
  6. #3,796Adora9
  7. #3,796Adrain9
  8. #4,123Adah8
  9. #4,123Adena8
  10. #4,123Adonica8

Tied with 326 names at #3,796; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

boys

1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 8,271 of them was named Randell, which outranked 89.2% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randell
  1. #458Donny237
  2. #458Elliott237
  3. #460Billie236
  4. #461Randell235
  5. #462Roscoe233
  6. #462Thaddeus233
  7. #464Simon230
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 753Darren#1,598 → #845
  2. ↑ 372Robby#1,242 → #870
  3. ↑ 355Cris#1,218 → #863
  4. ↑ 301Ethan#1,295 → #994
  5. ↑ 280Adan#1,150 → #870
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Ottis#984 → #1,461
  2. ↓ 408Wayland#915 → #1,323
  3. ↓ 330Mcarthur#806 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 305Arvin#963 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 285Levon#881 → #1,166

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →