Boys' name · since 1909
Randal
29,192 babies named Randal in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #692 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,226 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,192
- born since 1909
- 1950s
- peak decade
29,192 babies have been named Randal since 1909, making it today's #5226 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randal has been recorded 29,192 times among boys since 1909, currently ranked #5226 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #692 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,226 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 29,192 born since 1909
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randal ranks #692 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,226 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 29,192 born since 1909, peaking in the 1950s.
- #692 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,226 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,192
- born since 1909
- 1950s
- peak decade
Randal's 29,192 recorded births place it above 98.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Randal compares
29,192 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Randal's all-time total is 79x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Randal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,192 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,477 | 34 | 22,252 |
Randal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Randal's full recorded timeline at 1968, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 1,477 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Randal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1958)
- 1,477
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Randal popularity over time - girls
132 total births recorded since 1949 (Randal as girls' name)
Randal by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (10,368 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Randal's strongest decade.
10,368 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Randal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 9
1900s
9 births
- 1910s 117
1910s
117 births
- 1920s 208
1920s
208 births
- 1930s 334
1930s
334 births
- 1940s 1,707
1940s
1,707 births
- 1950s
1950s
10,368 births
- 1960s
1960s
8,386 births
- 1970s 3,365
1970s
3,365 births
- 1980s 2,418
1980s
2,418 births
- 1990s 1,317
1990s
1,317 births
- 2000s 533
2000s
533 births
- 2010s 309
2010s
309 births
- 2020s 121
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10,368 births (36% of all-time use).
How Randal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Randal's total volume
Randal by state
Where Randal concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,483 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,420 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,535 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,424 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,192 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 1,160 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 970 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 929 | 3.2% |
2,483 of 29,192 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Randal appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Randal's data
- Randal's decade-level peak was the 1950s (10,368 total births); usage has since declined to 121 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Randals (2,483 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Randal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~116 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1909–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Randal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.