Recorded 1951–1976 Girls' name Peak 1951 18 births

Randolyn — girls' name

18 babies named Randolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121970s6
1950s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Randolyn was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

7 babies were named Randolyn in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Randolyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Randolyn between 1951 and 1976, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Randolyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Randolyn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Randolyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Randolyn 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 18 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.

Randolyn at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

18

Since 1951

26 years of records

Peak year

1951

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1951

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1976

Randolyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1951

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1951)
7
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197619521951 7

Randolyn by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 67% of Randolyn's all-time total
1950s121970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Randolyn?
18 babies have been named Randolyn since 1951. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1951 with 7 births.
When was Randolyn most popular?
Randolyn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Randolyn been used?
Randolyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 26 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Randolyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randi, Randy, Rana, Randa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1951–1976 (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.