Random — boys' name

What the Data Says About Random

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Random between 1979 and 2010, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Random currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Random performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Random shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Random 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 135 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.