Boys' name · since 1880
Randall
Randall has 198,592 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #186 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,501 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198,592
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
198,592 babies have been named Randall since 1880, making it today's #1501 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Randall recorded 198,592 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #1501 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #186 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,501 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 198,592 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randall ranks #186 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,501 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 198,592 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #186 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,501 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198,592
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Randall's 198,592 recorded births place it above 99.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Randall compares
198,592 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Randall's all-time total is 538x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Randall | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 198,592 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7,174 | 34 | 22,252 |
Randall's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Randall's full recorded timeline at 1953, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 7,174 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Randall popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 7,174
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Randall popularity over time - girls
1,153 total births recorded since 1929 (Randall as girls' name)
Randall by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (62,450 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Randall's strongest decade.
62,450 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Randall births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 88
1880s
88 births
- 1890s 89
1890s
89 births
- 1900s 157
1900s
157 births
- 1910s 1,140
1910s
1,140 births
- 1920s 1,952
1920s
1,952 births
- 1930s 3,014
1930s
3,014 births
- 1940s 17,774
1940s
17,774 births
- 1950s
1950s
62,450 births
- 1960s
1960s
52,055 births
- 1970s 23,025
1970s
23,025 births
- 1980s 19,326
1980s
19,326 births
- 1990s 10,322
1990s
10,322 births
- 2000s 4,074
2000s
4,074 births
- 2010s 2,244
2010s
2,244 births
- 2020s 882
2020s
882 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 62,450 births (31% of all-time use).
How Randall 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 Randall's total volume
Randall by state
Where Randall concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15,119 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,702 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11,632 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11,171 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 9,261 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 8,056 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 7,852 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 7,107 | 3.6% |
15,119 of 198,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Randall appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Randall's data
- Randall's decade-level peak was the 1950s (62,450 total births); usage has since declined to 882 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Randalls (15,119 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 Randall: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Randall 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.