Girls' name · since 1950
Randalyn
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.
- #30,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Randalyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 74 recorded since 1950.
Social Security Administration records show Randalyn recorded 74 times among girls since 1950, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2006.
- #30,535 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1950
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randalyn ranks #30,535 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1950, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,535 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Randalyn's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Randalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Randalyn's full recorded timeline at 1987, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Randalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2006
- Peak year (1970)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Randalyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (25 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Randalyn's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Randalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Randalyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2000s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Randalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1950–2006 (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 Randalyn 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.