Boys' name · since 1882
Randle
Randle has 2,929 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,036 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,929
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Randle is the #12036 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,929 recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Randle recorded 2,929 times among boys since 1882, holding rank #12036 nationally today, ahead of 14% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #2,577 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,036 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,929 born since 1882
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randle ranks #2,577 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,036 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,929 born since 1882, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,036 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,929
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
Randle's 2,929 recorded births place it above 94.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Randle compares
2,929 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Randle's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Randle | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,929 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Randle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Randle's full recorded timeline at 1959, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 84 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Randle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Randle popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1986 (Randle as girls' name)
Randle by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (667 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Randle's strongest decade.
667 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Randle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 104
1910s
104 births
- 1920s 173
1920s
173 births
- 1930s 184
1930s
184 births
- 1940s
1940s
422 births
- 1950s
1950s
667 births
- 1960s
1960s
512 births
- 1970s
1970s
275 births
- 1980s
1980s
267 births
- 1990s 154
1990s
154 births
- 2000s 93
2000s
93 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 667 births (23% of all-time use).
How Randle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Randle's total volume
Randle by state
Where Randle concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| 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% |
255 of 2,929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Randle appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Randle's data
- Randle's decade-level peak was the 1950s (667 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Randles (255 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Randle
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Randle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Randle 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.