Randolf

Where Randolf comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Randolf.

Randolf through the years
  1. 1939
    First appearance
    #2,449 among boys with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1942
    Randolf Kronberg born
    German actor and voice actor
  3. 1955
    Peak, #949
    62 babies named Randolf, the most in any year.
  4. 1957
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,411.
  5. 1966
    Randolf Stich born
    secretary of state Rhineland-Palatinate
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Randolf Kronberg · German actor and voice actor, 1942–2007
  • Randolf Stich · secretary of state Rhineland-Palatinate, 1966–2023

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.