Recorded 1882–2019 Boys' name Peak 1954 2,924 births

Randle — boys' name

2,924 babies named Randle in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Randle was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

84 babies were named Randle in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Randle

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,924 babies named Randle between 1882 and 2019, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Randle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Randle performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 667 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Randle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 255 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Randle in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Randle 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 2,924 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.

Randle at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

2,924

Since 1882

138 years of records

Peak year

1954

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1882

Recorded for 138 years

Last year on file: 2019

Randle popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1882

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1954)
84
Annual births at peak — across 138 years of records
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Randle popularity over time — girls

7 total births recorded since 1986 (Randle as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1986 7

Randle by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
667 births that decade — 23% of Randle's all-time total
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Randle by state

Where Randle concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Randle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
255 8.7%
#2 Tennessee
131 4.5%
#3 Mississippi
106 3.6%
#4 California
55 1.9%
#5 Kentucky
22 0.8%
#6 Illinois
15 0.5%
#7 Louisiana
15 0.5%
#8 Arkansas
13 0.4%
Texas share of Randle's total US births 8.7%
Even split

255 of 2,924 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Randle appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Randle?
2,924 babies have been named Randle since 1882. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1954 with 84 births.
When was Randle most popular?
Randle was most popular in the 1950s decade with 667 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Randle most popular?
The top states for the name Randle are Texas (255 births), Tennessee (131 births), Mississippi (106 births).
How long has the name Randle been used?
Randle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 138 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Randle?
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.

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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, 1882–2019 (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.