Recorded 1920–2006 Boys' name Peak 1956 572 births

Randol — boys' name

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.

1920s271930s261940s641950s1921960s1121970s661980s381990s322000s15
1950s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Randol was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

23 babies were named Randol in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Randol

The Social Security Administration has registered 572 babies named Randol between 1920 and 2006, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Randol currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Randol performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Randol shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Randol in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Randol 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 572 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.

Randol at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

572

Since 1920

87 years of records

Peak year

1956

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1920

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2006

Randol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1920

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1956)
23
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
0510152025 200619891975196719591951194219221920 5

Randol by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
192 births that decade — 34% of Randol's all-time total
1920s271930s261940s641950s1921960s1121970s661980s381990s322000s15

Randol by state

Where Randol concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Randol
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.9%
#2 Missouri
5 0.9%
#3 Texas
5 0.9%
California share of Randol's total US births 0.9%
Even split

5 of 572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Randol?
572 babies have been named Randol since 1920. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1956 with 23 births.
When was Randol most popular?
Randol was most popular in the 1950s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Randol most popular?
The top states for the name Randol are California (5 births), Missouri (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Randol been used?
Randol has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 87 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Randol?
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, 1920–2006 (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.