Total births
286
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.
- 286
- total births
- 1978–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that 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.
- 286 total births
- 1978–2018 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
286 boys have been named Randen since 1978, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.
- 286
- total births
- 1978–2018
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Randen was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
14 babies were named Randen in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Randen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2018
- Peak year (2008)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Randen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 93 births (33% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2018. 14 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Randen
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Randen: Baby Name Since 1978 - 286 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/randen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.