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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #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 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedAKMaine: #148 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,154 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedNHWashington: #256 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,446 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #265 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,213 boysMNIllinois: #289 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,186 boysILWisconsin: #192 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,097 boysWIMichigan: #194 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,596 boysMINew York: #224 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,994 boysNYMassachusetts: #272 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,671 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedRIOregon: #233 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,923 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: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedIAIndiana: #286 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,150 boysINOhio: #218 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,243 boysOHPennsylvania: #198 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 2,183 boysPANew Jersey: #256 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,915 boysNJConnecticut: #196 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,085 boysCTCalifornia: #254 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 1,943 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedUTColorado: #239 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,800 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedNEMissouri: #292 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,062 boysMOKentucky: #300 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,280 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedWVVirginia: #162 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,026 boysVAMaryland: #174 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,191 boysMDDelaware: #139 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 911 boysDEArizona: #301 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,173 boysAZNew Mexico: #175 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 903 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #264 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,071 boysNCSouth Carolina: #198 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,202 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #179 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,174 boysDCOklahoma: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,859 boysOKLouisiana: #265 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,742 boysLAMississippi: #332 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,811 boysMSAlabama: #319 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,952 boysALGeorgia: #247 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,654 boysGAHawaii: #195 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 955 boysHITexas: #497 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,184 boysTXFlorida: #273 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,064 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#139 · 1 in 911
  2. Maine#148 · 1 in 1,154
  3. Virginia#162 · 1 in 1,026
  4. Maryland#174 · 1 in 1,191
  5. New Mexico#175 · 1 in 903

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#13951 in 911
Maine#14881 in 1,154
Virginia#162381 in 1,026
Maryland#174261 in 1,191
New Mexico#175121 in 903
District of Columbia#179111 in 1,174
Wisconsin#192191 in 2,097
Michigan#194501 in 1,596
Hawaii#19571 in 955
Connecticut#196121 in 2,085
Pennsylvania#198461 in 2,183
South Carolina#198201 in 1,202
Ohio#218421 in 2,243
New York#224821 in 1,994
Oregon#23381 in 1,923
Colorado#239101 in 1,800
Georgia#247271 in 1,654
California#254901 in 1,943
New Jersey#256201 in 2,915
Washington#256101 in 2,446
North Carolina#264221 in 2,071
Louisiana#265211 in 1,742
Minnesota#26581 in 4,213
Massachusetts#27291 in 5,671
Florida#273241 in 2,064
Indiana#286151 in 3,150
Illinois#289311 in 3,186
Missouri#292131 in 3,062
Kentucky#30091 in 3,280
Arizona#30171 in 2,173
Alabama#319111 in 2,952
Mississippi#33281 in 2,811
Oklahoma#36251 in 3,859
Texas#497201 in 5,184
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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 1965

girls
#4,831
8 births · 1 in 220,646 girls
boys
#265
779 births · 1 in 2,388 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #4,831Randolph8

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #265Randolph779
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 220,646 of them was named Randolph, which outranked 35.9% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randolph
  1. #4,494Yoland9
  2. #4,494Yolandra9
  3. #4,494Yolinda9
  4. #4,831Randolph8
  5. #4,831Adaline8
  6. #4,831Adam8
  7. #4,831Adora8
  8. #5,289Abra7
  9. #5,289Adah7
  10. #5,289Adana7

Tied with 457 names at #4,831; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 2,388 of them was named Randolph, which outranked 94.0% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randolph
  1. #261Herman795
  2. #263Raul793
  3. #264Rex787
  4. #265Randolph779
  5. #265Marshall779
  6. #267Sam774
  7. #268Adrian772
  8. #269Clyde770

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →