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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #134 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 630 boysAKMaine: #188 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,535 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedNHWashington: #194 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,501 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedIDMontana: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,534 boysMTNorth Dakota: #155 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 929 boysNDMinnesota: #154 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,319 boysMNIllinois: #256 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,779 boysILWisconsin: #162 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,665 boysWIMichigan: #209 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,975 boysMINew York: #237 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 2,289 boysNYMassachusetts: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,364 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedRIOregon: #228 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,107 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #184 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,291 boysSDIowa: #250 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,043 boysIAIndiana: #276 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,221 boysINOhio: #194 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,708 boysOHPennsylvania: #174 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,736 boysPANew Jersey: #211 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,345 boysNJConnecticut: #222 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,945 boysCTCalifornia: #197 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 1,354 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedUTColorado: #161 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 990 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedNEMissouri: #216 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,800 boysMOKentucky: #352 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,130 boysKYWest Virginia: #239 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,389 boysWVVirginia: #144 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 790 boysVAMaryland: #159 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,108 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedDEArizona: #221 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,284 boysAZNew Mexico: #182 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 987 boysNMKansas: #262 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,341 boysKSArkansas: #321 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,292 boysARTennessee: #312 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,346 boysTNNorth Carolina: #159 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 937 boysNCSouth Carolina: #120 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 580 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #186 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,244 boysDCOklahoma: #251 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,971 boysOKLouisiana: #251 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,643 boysLAMississippi: #291 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,703 boysMSAlabama: #242 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,738 boysALGeorgia: #159 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 865 boysGAHawaii: #217 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,194 boysHITexas: #332 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 2,502 boysTXFlorida: #219 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,520 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#120 · 1 in 580
  2. Alaska#134 · 1 in 630
  3. Virginia#144 · 1 in 790
  4. Minnesota#154 · 1 in 1,319
  5. North Dakota#155 · 1 in 929

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#120501 in 580
Alaska#13451 in 630
Virginia#144551 in 790
Minnesota#154311 in 1,319
North Dakota#15581 in 929
Georgia#159561 in 865
Maryland#159291 in 1,108
North Carolina#159561 in 937
Colorado#161211 in 990
Wisconsin#162281 in 1,665
Pennsylvania#174711 in 1,736
New Mexico#182131 in 987
South Dakota#18461 in 1,291
District of Columbia#186121 in 1,244
Maine#18871 in 1,535
Ohio#194671 in 1,708
Washington#194211 in 1,501
California#1971291 in 1,354
Michigan#209501 in 1,975
New Jersey#211261 in 2,345
Missouri#216271 in 1,800
Hawaii#21761 in 1,194
Florida#219341 in 1,520
Arizona#221121 in 1,284
Connecticut#22291 in 2,945
Montana#22251 in 1,534
Oregon#22881 in 2,107
New York#237791 in 2,289
West Virginia#23991 in 2,389
Alabama#242221 in 1,738
Iowa#250101 in 3,043
Louisiana#251261 in 1,643
Oklahoma#251121 in 1,971
Illinois#256411 in 2,779
Kansas#262101 in 2,341
Massachusetts#27391 in 6,364
Indiana#276171 in 3,221
Mississippi#291101 in 2,703
Tennessee#312121 in 3,346
Arkansas#32161 in 3,292
Texas#332491 in 2,502
Kentucky#35271 in 5,130
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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 1958

girls
#6,103
5 births · 1 in 402,324 girls
boys
#222
1,185 births · 1 in 1,791 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #6,103Randolph5

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #222Randolph1,185
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 402,324 of them was named Randolph, which outranked 13.2% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randolph
  1. #5,408Zebbie6
  2. #5,408Zelphia6
  3. #5,408Zondra6
  4. #6,103Randolph5
  5. #6,103Abigale5
  6. #6,103Adalia5
  7. #6,103Adaline5

Tied with 927 names at #6,103; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 1,791 of them was named Randolph, which outranked 95.1% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randolph
  1. #219Mario1,190
  2. #220Alexander1,188
  3. #220Wendell1,188
  4. #222Randolph1,185
  5. #223Shawn1,183
  6. #224Harvey1,178
  7. #225Sam1,177
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →