Boys' name · since 1920
Randol
572 babies named Randol in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,283 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 572
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
572 boys have been named Randol since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Randol recorded 572 times among boys since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1920 to 2006.
- #7,283 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 572 born since 1920
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randol ranks #7,283 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 572 born since 1920, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,283 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 572
- born since 1920
- 1950s
- peak decade
Randol's 572 recorded births place it above 83.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Randol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Randol splits its recorded history at 1962: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Randol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2006
- Peak year (1956)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Randol by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (192 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Randol's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Randol births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 64
1940s
64 births
- 1950s
1950s
192 births
- 1960s
1960s
112 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 192 births (34% of all-time use).
How Randol 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 Randol's total volume
Randol by state
Where Randol concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Randol's data
- Randol's decade-level peak was the 1950s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Randols (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Randol: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1920–2006 (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 Randol 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.