Randolph

Last seen for girls in 1986 at #10,912 · #4,857 for boys in 2025, 20 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1952 · 1,817 births
Debut · boys
19 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
49,424
since 1880

Randolph over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Randolph has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #154, 1952boys
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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—#4,85720
2024—#5,44317
2023—#3,71230
2022—#4,85020
2021—#5,11018
2020—#3,73428
2019—#4,00326
2018—#2,99439
2017—#2,84042
2016—#3,16136
2015—#2,68445
2014—#2,46151
2013—#2,80441
2012—#2,63246
2011—#2,20359
2010—#2,51149
2009—#2,32056
2008—#2,29157
2007—#1,99570
2006—#1,80876
2005—#1,77274
2004—#1,85766
2003—#1,57880
2002—#1,295104
2001—#1,242107
2000—#1,228109
1999—#1,25998
1998—#1,159108
1997—#1,045122
1996—#985127
1995—#847162
1994—#912143
1993—#770185
1992—#790177
1991—#679223
1990—#672227
1989—#638245
1988—#598245
1987—#580247
1986#10,9125#553258
1985—#480326
1984—#505279
1983—#454332
1982—#480314
1981—#443346
1980—#480308
1979—#428350
1978#9,7505#426345
1977—#398387
1976—#395382
1975—#406355
1974—#397382
1973#6,0808#384403
1972—#387412
1971#8,3245#384435
1970—#332569
1969—#315590
1968—#304603
1967—#296614
1966#6,5645#269747
1965#4,8318#265779
1964—#270817
1963#5,8916#252909
1962—#249986
1961#6,5675#2411,069
1960#5,6966#2441,081
1959#5,0317#2461,072
1958#6,1035#2221,185
1957#6,0865#1991,357
1956#5,3256#1781,634
1955—#1621,765
1954—#1631,765
1953#3,68710#1611,714
1952—#1541,817
1951#5,4145#1601,637
1950#4,7386#1621,550
1949—#1711,361
1948#5,2435#1821,143
1947—#205963
1946—#205836
1945#4,5565#214645
1944—#227607
1943#4,6915#220665
1942—#246535
1941—#280418
1940—#287382
1939—#280393
1938—#302328
1937—#307300
1936—#327275
1935—#306312
1934—#340259
1933—#360228
1932—#345256
1931—#370232
1930—#339271
1929—#399212
1928—#331293
1927—#352275
1926—#343281
1925—#363267
1924—#370265
1923—#340295
1922—#351284
1921—#369270
1920—#339293
1919—#372242
1918—#377247
1917—#337265
1916—#327263
1915—#361220
1914—#331192
1913—#337148
1912—#306141
1911—#31474
1910—#30465
1909—#29260
1908—#30352
1907—#34140
1906—#30445
1905—#31640
1904—#34434
1903—#31835
1902—#33534
1901—#38324
1900—#29250
1899—#38423
1898—#33533
1897—#34629
1896—#40024
1895—#34029
1894—#37624
1893—#34926
1892—#30936
1891—#36422
1890—#38921
1889—#33827
1888—#38723
1887—#43815
1886—#36922
1885—#38821
1884—#45017
1883—#44816
1882—#46915
1881—#39518
1880—#39219
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Randolph was already there! It came in at #392, and was given to 19 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1887, when fewer than 23 boys a year got the name.

Where Randolph is popular in 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedAKMaine: #133 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 888 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #128 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,021 boysNHWashington: #186 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,388 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedIDMontana: #179 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,001 boysMTNorth Dakota: #173 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,221 boysNDMinnesota: #169 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,583 boysMNIllinois: #240 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 2,640 boysILWisconsin: #115 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 866 boysWIMichigan: #174 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 1,353 boysMINew York: #213 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 2,013 boysNYMassachusetts: #233 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,229 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedRIOregon: #179 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,260 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedSDIowa: #220 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,215 boysIAIndiana: #203 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,869 boysINOhio: #198 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,989 boysOHPennsylvania: #163 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,548 boysPANew Jersey: #199 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,050 boysNJConnecticut: #244 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,824 boysCTCalifornia: #173 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 1,158 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedUTColorado: #176 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,152 boysCONebraska: #225 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,234 boysNEMissouri: #199 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,521 boysMOKentucky: #322 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,555 boysKYWest Virginia: #173 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,199 boysWVVirginia: #128 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 691 boysVAMaryland: #142 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 911 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedDEArizona: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,693 boysAZNew Mexico: #164 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 784 boysNMKansas: #229 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,864 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedARTennessee: #257 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,407 boysTNNorth Carolina: #186 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,233 boysNCSouth Carolina: #106 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 484 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #162 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,148 boysDCOklahoma: #255 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,195 boysOKLouisiana: #227 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,494 boysLAMississippi: #208 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,410 boysMSAlabama: #214 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,516 boysALGeorgia: #191 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,188 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedHITexas: #323 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,498 boysTXFlorida: #161 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,021 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#106 · 1 in 484
  2. Wisconsin#115 · 1 in 866
  3. Virginia#128 · 1 in 691
  4. New Hampshire#128 · 1 in 1,021
  5. Maine#133 · 1 in 888

Best ever in a state: #62 in Alaska, 1955.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#106631 in 484
Wisconsin#115541 in 866
New Hampshire#12861 in 1,021
Virginia#128641 in 691
Maine#133121 in 888
Maryland#142361 in 911
Florida#161491 in 1,021
District of Columbia#162131 in 1,148
Pennsylvania#163821 in 1,548
New Mexico#164161 in 784
Minnesota#169261 in 1,583
California#1731521 in 1,158
North Dakota#17361 in 1,221
West Virginia#173181 in 1,199
Michigan#174751 in 1,353
Colorado#176181 in 1,152
Montana#17981 in 1,001
Oregon#179141 in 1,260
North Carolina#186441 in 1,233
Washington#186231 in 1,388
Georgia#191421 in 1,188
Ohio#198601 in 1,989
Missouri#199321 in 1,521
New Jersey#199301 in 2,050
Indiana#203301 in 1,869
Mississippi#208201 in 1,410
New York#213901 in 2,013
Alabama#214261 in 1,516
Iowa#220141 in 2,215
Nebraska#22571 in 2,234
Louisiana#227291 in 1,494
Kansas#229131 in 1,864
Massachusetts#233111 in 5,229
Illinois#240441 in 2,640
Connecticut#24471 in 3,824
Oklahoma#255111 in 2,195
Tennessee#257171 in 2,407
Arizona#26191 in 1,693
Kentucky#32281 in 4,555
Texas#323501 in 2,498
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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 Randolph
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 586 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #4,857)
  • 1,123 spots since 2020 (#3,734 → #4,857)
  • 2,173 spots since 2015 (#2,684 → #4,857)
  • Biggest jump: 92 spots in 1900 (#384 → #292)
  • Biggest drop: 142 spots in 1994 (#770 → #912)
Rise & fade · boys
72 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1952 at #154 (1,817 births)
  • Births halved by 1964, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 117 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1996
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,070
  • Highest: 1 in 1,070 boys born in 1952 were named Randolph (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 85,404 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 31.4% of all boys named Randolph (15,496) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s193#338 (1889)#407
1890s267#309 (1892)#359
1900s414#292 (1909)#323
1910s1,857#304 (1910)#337
1920s2,735#331 (1928)#356
1930s2,854#280 (1939)#328
1940s7,555#171 (1949)#224
1950s15,496#154 (1952)#181
1960s8,195#241 (1961)#271
1970s4,020#332 (1970)#394
1980s2,900#443 (1981)#521
1990s1,572#672 (1990)#912
2000s799#1,228 (2000)#1,739
2010s434#2,203 (2011)#2,829
2020s133#3,712 (2023)#4,618

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.

Randolph in 1957

girls
#6,086
5 births · 1 in 408,970 girls
boys
#199
1,357 births · 1 in 1,590 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #6,086Randolph5

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #199Randolph1,357
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 408,970 of them was named Randolph, which outranked 13.2% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randolph
  1. #5,377Zo6
  2. #5,377Zsazsa6
  3. #5,377Zula6
  4. #6,086Randolph5
  5. #6,086Adrean5
  6. #6,086Agustina5
  7. #6,086Aisha5

Tied with 929 names at #6,086; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 1,590 of them was named Randolph, which outranked 95.6% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randolph
  1. #196Maurice1,392
  2. #197Ruben1,380
  3. #198Milton1,362
  4. #199Randolph1,357
  5. #200Aaron1,349
  6. #201Marty1,347
  7. #202Freddie1,340
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →