Recorded 1978–2017 Girls' name Peak 1988 102 births

Randilyn — girls' name

102 babies named Randilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s381990s252000s282010s6
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Randilyn was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

11 babies were named Randilyn in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Randilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Randilyn between 1978 and 2017, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Randilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Randilyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Randilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Randilyn 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 102 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.

Randilyn at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

102

Since 1978

40 years of records

Peak year

1988

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1978

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2017

Randilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1978

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1988)
11
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 201720042000199319901988198319801978 5

Randilyn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
38 births that decade — 37% of Randilyn's all-time total
1970s51980s381990s252000s282010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Randilyn?
102 babies have been named Randilyn since 1978. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1988 with 11 births.
When was Randilyn most popular?
Randilyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Randilyn been used?
Randilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 40 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Randilyn?
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, 1978–2017 (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.