Girls' name · since 1951
Randolyn
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.
- #47,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
18 girls have been named Randolyn since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Randolyn has 18 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1951 to 1976.
- #47,228 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1951
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randolyn ranks #47,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1951, peaking in the 1950s.
- #47,228 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1951
- 1950s
- peak decade
Randolyn's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Randolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Randolyn's SSA record in two at 1952 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Randolyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1976
- Peak year (1951)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Randolyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (12 births, 67% of the file).
1950s was Randolyn's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Randolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Randolyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1970s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Randolyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1951–1976 (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 Randolyn 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.