boys' name ★ peaked 1960

Randall

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #1,506 Trend ↓ Falling 33%

A Middle English variant of Randolph, preserved as a surname and revived in the twentieth century.

Rank 2025
#1,506
among boys · ↑113 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
117
named Randall · +10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,599
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1960
7,200 babies
All-time total
199,745
#186 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Randall popularity over time

199,745 babies have been named Randall since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 88 88 9 – #511
1890s – 89 89 9 +1% #613
1900s – 157 157 16 +76% #428
1910s – 1,140 1,140 114 +626% #432
1920s 5 1,952 1,957 196 +72% #390
1930s – 3,014 3,014 301 +54% #231
1940s 122 17,774 17,896 1,790 +494% #79
1950s 219 62,450 62,669 6,267 +250% #53
1960s 201 52,055 52,256 5,226 -17% #59
1970s 149 23,025 23,174 2,317 -56% #100
1980s 349 19,326 19,675 1,968 -15% #129
1990s 92 10,322 10,414 1,041 -47% #192
2000s 16 4,074 4,090 409 -61% #440
2010s – 2,244 2,244 224 -45% #828
2020s (to 2025) – 882 882 147 -34% #1,056

Where Randall is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 109 0.06 outside top 500
2027 103 0.06 outside top 500
2028 98 0.06 outside top 500
2029 94 0.05 outside top 500
2030 90 0.05 outside top 500

Where Randall is most popular

Boys named Randall per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.080 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Randall born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 20 0.183 +128%
Pennsylvania 36 0.136 +69%
Louisiana 12 0.117 +46%
Wisconsin 13 0.110 +37%
Georgia 27 0.107 +33%
Texas 85 0.096 +20%
Tennessee 17 0.094 +18%
Virginia 17 0.090 +12%
Ohio 21 0.079 ≈ national
Arkansas 5 0.079 ≈ national
Florida 32 0.068 -16%
Oregon 5 0.066 -18%
South Carolina 6 0.058 -28%
California 47 0.051 -36%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -38%
New York 21 0.049 -39%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -49%
Missouri 5 0.036 -55%
Michigan 5 0.024 -70%
Illinois 6 0.023 -71%
North Carolina 5 0.020 -76%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Randall

Randall is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,506 in 2025 with 117 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 199,745 American babies have been named Randall. Its peak came in 1960, when 7,200 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Randall stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Randall?

The median living Randall is about 61 years old; half are between 47 and 69. An estimated 157 thousand people named Randall are alive in the United States today.

median 61 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Randall year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 117 #1,506
2024 – – 106 #1,619
2023 – – 152 #1,268
2022 – – 153 #1,267
2021 – – 164 #1,196
2020 – – 190 #1,056
2019 – – 184 #1,089
2018 – – 208 #996
2017 – – 219 #953
2016 – – 194 #1,031
2015 – – 193 #1,041
2014 – – 239 #901
2013 – – 260 #828
2012 – – 246 #859
2011 – – 250 #854
2010 – – 251 #844
2009 – – 308 #747
2008 – – 337 #701
2007 – – 334 #698
2006 – – 382 #622
2005 – – 375 #602
2004 5 #18,166 399 #571
2003 6 #15,315 443 #527
2002 5 #17,494 444 #513
2001 – – 509 #467
2000 – – 543 #440
1995 7 #11,463 898 #296
1990 24 #4,196 1,603 #192
1985 29 #3,146 1,908 #146
1980 17 #4,467 2,024 #136
1975 14 #4,534 2,125 #121
1970 22 #3,087 3,271 #100
1965 13 #3,688 4,752 #73
1960 26 #2,359 7,174 #59
1955 25 #2,213 6,688 #53
1950 35 #1,595 4,843 #70
1945 12 #2,710 1,392 #149
1940 – – 531 #233
1935 – – 288 #323
1930 – – 241 #369
1925 – – 204 #421
1920 – – 171 #467
1915 – – 156 #435
1910 – – 21 #650
1905 – – 6 #1,205
1900 – – 17 #620
1895 – – 8 #855
1890 – – 6 #974
1885 – – – –
1880 – – 8 #731

Famous people named Randall

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Randall Park Randall Park American actor and comedian (born 1974) Contemporary
  2. 2 Randall Wallace American screenwriter, director and producer b. 1949 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Randall Munroe Randall Munroe American cartoonist and author (born 1984) Contemporary
  4. 4 Randall Duk Kim American actor (born 1943) Contemporary
  5. 5 Randall Jarrell Randall Jarrell American writer (1914–1965) Contemporary
  6. 6 Randall Thompson Randall Thompson American composer and educator (1899–1984) 19th century
  7. 7 Randall Azofeifa Randall Azofeifa Costa Rican footballer (born 1984) Contemporary
  8. 8 Randall Brenes Randall Brenes Costa Rican footballer (born 1983) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Randall, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Randall?

The median living Randall is about 61 years old. Half of all living Randalls are between 47 and 69 years old.

How many people named Randall are alive today?

An estimated 157 thousand people named Randall are alive in the United States, based on 199,745 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Randall mean?

A Middle English variant of Randolph, preserved as a surname and revived in the twentieth century.

How popular is the name Randall in 2025?

Randall ranked #1,506 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 117 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Randall?

199,745 babies have been named Randall in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Randall most popular?

Randall peaked in 1960, when 7,200 newborns received the name.

Is Randall a boy or girl name?

Randall is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Randall rising or falling?

Randall is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Randall become more popular?

Randall is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 90 boys named Randall in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Randall?

Well-known people named Randall include Randall Park (actor), Randall Wallace (film director), Randall Munroe (engineer).

Names like Randall

Names that sound and feel close to Randall: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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