Recorded 1949–2009 Boys' name Peak 1986 412 births

Randale — boys' name

412 babies named Randale in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s761960s831970s601980s861990s722000s30
1980s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Randale was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

22 babies were named Randale in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Randale

The Social Security Administration has registered 412 babies named Randale between 1949 and 2009, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Randale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Randale performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Randale shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Randale in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Randale in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 412 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Randale at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

412

Since 1949

61 years of records

Peak year

1986

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1949

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2009

Randale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1949

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1986)
22
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
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Randale by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
86 births that decade — 21% of Randale's all-time total
1940s51950s761960s831970s601980s861990s722000s30

Randale by state

Where Randale concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Randale
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.4%
Texas share of Randale's total US births 2.4%

10 of 412 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Randale?
412 babies have been named Randale since 1949. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1986 with 22 births.
When was Randale most popular?
Randale was most popular in the 1980s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Randale most popular?
The top states for the name Randale are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Randale been used?
Randale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 61 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Randale?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randy, Randall, Randolph, Randal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.