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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #154, 1952boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedNHWashington: #361 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,867 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: #346 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,377 boysMNIllinois: #649 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,781 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedWIMichigan: #395 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,759 boysMINew York: #378 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,883 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedINOhio: #444 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,962 boysOHPennsylvania: #282 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,415 boysPANew Jersey: #267 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,429 boysNJConnecticut: #299 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,258 boysCTCalifornia: #401 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 3,802 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedNEMissouri: #353 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,111 boysMOKentucky: #383 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,200 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedWVVirginia: #177 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,186 boysVAMaryland: #216 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,726 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedNMKansas: 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: #398 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,061 boysNCSouth Carolina: #283 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,981 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #216 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,277 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #386 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,017 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedMSAlabama: #328 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,832 boysALGeorgia: #371 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,311 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Randolph, so not publishedHITexas: #562 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,948 boysTXFlorida: #278 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,085 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Virginia#177 · 1 in 1,186
  2. District of Columbia#216 · 1 in 1,277
  3. Maryland#216 · 1 in 1,726
  4. New Jersey#267 · 1 in 2,429
  5. Florida#278 · 1 in 2,085

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#177261 in 1,186
District of Columbia#21661 in 1,277
Maryland#216121 in 1,726
New Jersey#267171 in 2,429
Florida#278231 in 2,085
Pennsylvania#282211 in 3,415
South Carolina#283101 in 1,981
Connecticut#29951 in 3,258
Alabama#32891 in 2,832
Minnesota#34651 in 5,377
Missouri#35381 in 4,111
Washington#36161 in 3,867
Georgia#371111 in 3,311
New York#378291 in 3,883
Kentucky#38351 in 5,200
Louisiana#386101 in 3,017
Michigan#395131 in 4,759
North Carolina#39891 in 4,061
California#401401 in 3,802
Ohio#444111 in 6,962
Texas#562181 in 5,948
Illinois#64981 in 9,781
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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 1975

boys
#406
355 births · 1 in 4,398 boys

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #406Randolph355
More about 1975

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 4,398 of them was named Randolph, which outranked 93.6% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randolph
  1. #403Rusty365
  2. #404Myron363
  3. #405Cary360
  4. #406Randolph355
  5. #406Bryon355
  6. #406Chester355
  7. #406Oliver355
  8. #410Kenny354
  9. #411Sammy352
  10. #411Scottie352

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

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →