Randall
Randall was the 1506th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 53rd; the most babies were born in 1960 (7,174). Over the last ten years it has moved down 465 places. More babies were named Randall in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Randolph: shield wolf · English, Germanic
Say it RAN-dul /ˈɹændəl/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,506 boys, down 450 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 117boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19607,174 babies
- Total since 1880
- 199,745babies recorded
What does the name Randall mean?
Randall is a Middle English variant of Randolph, preserved as a surname and revived as a first name in the 20th century, as Wiktionary notes. Randolph comes from a Germanic name made of rand 'shield rim, shield' and wulf 'wolf'. It was popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s, often shortened to Randy.
rand (Old High German, “shield rim, shield”)wulf (Old High German, “wolf”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Randolph, Randy, Rand, Randal.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean protector, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Randall', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Randolph', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Nicknames for Randall
The usual nicknames for Randall are Randy. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Randall in the last five years, 167 were named Randy, against 233 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy · also for Randolph | Traditional | #1,089 | 1,158 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Randalls go by each one.
Randall popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,153 since 1929.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,506 | 117 |
| 2020 | #1,056 | 190 |
| 2010 | #844 | 251 |
| 2000 | #440 | 543 |
| 1990 | #192 | 1,603 |
| 1980 | #136 | 2,024 |
| 1970 | #100 | 3,271 |
| 1960 | #59 | 7,174 |
| 1950 | #70 | 4,843 |
| 1940 | #233 | 531 |
| 1930 | #369 | 241 |
| 1920 | #467 | 171 |
| 1910 | #650 | 21 |
| 1900 | #620 | 17 |
| 1890 | #974 | 6 |
| 1880 | #731 | 8 |
How popular is Randall, counting every spelling?
Randall is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,222 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,506 for Randall on its own. Together these spellings went to 152 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randall | 117 | #1,506 | 692 |
| Randal | 18 | #5,345 | 92 |
| Randell | 12 | #7,097 | 63 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Randall?
117 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Randall (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Randall born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Randall.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Randall?
About 147,900 people born in the US named Randall are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 47 and 69. That makes Randall a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Randall by state
How common Randall was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (2.3×), Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 30 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Randall: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Randall, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Randall · Sibling names for Randall
Questions about the name Randall
What does Randall mean?
Randall means “from Randolph: shield wolf” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Randall?
Randall was the 1506th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 1955, when it ranked 53rd; the most babies were born in 1960 (7,174). Over the last ten years it has moved down 465 places. More babies were named Randall in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Randall a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Randall in the US.
Where is Randall most popular?
In 2021–2025, Randall was most common in Alabama (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Louisiana.