Recorded 1950–2006 Girls' name Peak 1970 74 births

Randalyn — girls' name

74 babies named Randalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Randalyn was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

8 babies were named Randalyn in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Randalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Randalyn between 1950 and 2006, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Randalyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Randalyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Randalyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Randalyn 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 74 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.

Randalyn at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

74

Since 1950

57 years of records

Peak year

1970

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1950

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2006

Randalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1950

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Randalyn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 34% of Randalyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Randalyn?
74 babies have been named Randalyn since 1950. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1970 with 8 births.
When was Randalyn most popular?
Randalyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Randalyn been used?
Randalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 57 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Randalyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randi, Randy, Rana, Randa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1950–2006 (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.