Randall — #1604 US boys' name
198,467 babies named Randall in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 89% of names given to boys today.
31% of everyone ever named Randall was born in this single decade.
7,168 babies were named Randall in 1960 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Randall
The Social Security Administration has registered 198,467 babies named Randall between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Randall currently holds the #1604 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 7,168 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Randall performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 62,452 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Randall shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15,108 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Randall in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Randall 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 198,467 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.
Randall at a glance
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Current rank
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Randall popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (1960)
- 7,168
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #1604 among boys.
198,467 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1960 with 7,168 births in a single year.
Randall popularity over time — girls
1,154 total births recorded since 1929 (Randall as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Randall accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Randall by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 62,452 births that decade — 31% of Randall's all-time total
Randall decade highlights
- Peak decade 62,452 births
- Runner-up 52,046 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Randall's strongest decade
62,452 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 31% of all-time use.
Randall by state
Where Randall concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15,108 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,687 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11,632 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11,170 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 9,260 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 8,056 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 7,846 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 7,107 | 3.6% |
15,108 of 198,467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 7.6% of nationwide
- Texas 6.4% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.6% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 7.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Randall appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.