Boys' name · since 1978

Randen

Randen has 286 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#10,874 of 45,481
all-time among boys
286
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade

Randen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 286 recorded since 1978.

Randen has 286 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2018.

  • #10,874 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 286 born since 1978
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randen ranks #10,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.

#10,874 of 45,481
all-time among boys
286
born since 1978
2000s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Randen's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Randen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Randen's full recorded timeline at 2000, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Randen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
46810121416 19781986199219982003200820132018 6

Randen by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (93 births, 33% of the file).

2000s was Randen's strongest decade.

93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Randen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 93 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Randen? ▼
Randen has been given to 286 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,874 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 14 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Randen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randen ranks #10,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Randen most popular? ▼
Randen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Randen been used? ▼
Randen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 41 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Randen? ▼
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.

What to do with Randen's data

  • Randen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2010s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Randen

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Randen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1978–2018 (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 Randen 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.