Randolf — boys' name

What the Data Says About Randolf

The Social Security Administration has registered 973 babies named Randolf between 1939 and 2004, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Randolf currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Randolf performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 424 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Randolf shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Randolf in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Randolf 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 973 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.