Boys' name · since 1939
Randolf
Randolf has 972 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1955 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 972
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
972 boys have been named Randolf since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Randolf has 972 recorded births among boys since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2004.
- #5,229 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 972 born since 1939
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randolf ranks #5,229 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 972 born since 1939, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 972
- born since 1939
- 1950s
- peak decade
Randolf's 972 recorded births place it above 88.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Randolf's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Randolf's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Randolf popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2004
- Peak year (1955)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Randolf by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (423 births, 44% of the file).
1950s was Randolf's strongest decade.
423 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Randolf births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 9
1930s
9 births
- 1940s 100
1940s
100 births
- 1950s
1950s
423 births
- 1960s
1960s
195 births
- 1970s 112
1970s
112 births
- 1980s 87
1980s
87 births
- 1990s 38
1990s
38 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 423 births (44% of all-time use).
How Randolf 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 Randolf's total volume
Randolf by state
Where Randolf concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 95 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Washington | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
95 of 972 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Randolf's data
- Randolf's decade-level peak was the 1950s (423 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Randolfs (95 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Randolf: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1939–2004 (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 Randolf 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.