Recorded 1951–1960 Boys' name Peak 1956 16 births

Randoph — boys' name

16 babies named Randoph in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s5
1950s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Randoph was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

6 babies were named Randoph in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Randoph

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Randoph between 1951 and 1960, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Randoph currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Randoph performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Randoph shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Randoph 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 16 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.

Randoph at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

16

Since 1951

10 years of records

Peak year

1956

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1951

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1960

Randoph popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1951

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1956)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 196019561951 5

Randoph by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 69% of Randoph's all-time total
1950s111960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Randoph?
16 babies have been named Randoph since 1951. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1956 with 6 births.
When was Randoph most popular?
Randoph was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Randoph been used?
Randoph has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 10 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Randoph?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Randy, Randall, Randolph, Randal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1951–1960 (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.