Randle
Randle was the 13439th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 784th with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,062 places. More babies were named Randle in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Randall) from Randolph: shield wolf · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #13,439 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 195484 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,936babies recorded
What does the name Randle mean?
Randle is a spelling of Randall, pronounced the same way, so it shares Randall's meaning and origin.
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)
Randle popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 7 since 1986.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,439 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #8,636 | 9 |
| 2000 | #5,513 | 13 |
| 1990 | #3,430 | 18 |
| 1980 | #1,991 | 28 |
| 1970 | #1,454 | 34 |
| 1960 | #1,055 | 54 |
| 1950 | #868 | 63 |
| 1940 | #1,461 | 22 |
| 1930 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1920 | #1,946 | 18 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,462 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1,124 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Randle, counting every spelling?
Randle is a spelling of Randall, a name family that ranked #1,222 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #13,439 for Randle 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 Randle?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Randle (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Randle 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Randle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Randle?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Randle are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 44 and 71. That makes Randle 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.
Randle by state
How common Randle was among boys born in each state in 1952–1956, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (6.0×), Tennessee (3.3×), Texas (1.9×). In 42 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 Randle: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Randle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Randle
What does Randle mean?
Randle is a spelling of Randall, which means “from Randolph: shield wolf” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Randle?
Randle was the 13439th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 784th with 84 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,062 places. More babies were named Randle in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Randle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Randle in the US.
Where was Randle most popular?
In 1952–1956, Randle was most common in Mississippi (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Arkansas.