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Randall

RAN-dəl /ˈrændəl/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#1,499 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
117 (<0.01% of boys)
Trend
Slipping #1,053 in 2020 #1,499 in 2025
Peak
#53 in 1955
First recorded
1880

Meaning of Randall

Randall traces its roots to the Old Germanic elements rand, meaning “shield,” and wulf, meaning “wolf,” a pairing that conjures the image of a well-armored predator—practical and formidable in equal measure. Carried to Britain by the Normans, the name settled into medieval rolls as Randolf and later slimmed down to Randall; in Ireland it sometimes stands in for the Gaelic Mac Raghnaill, “son of Raghnall,” tying it to the Norse idea of a “ruler’s adviser.” Today it is pronounced simply RAN-dəl, a brisk two-beat rhythm that belies its venerable pedigree. American usage crested in the Eisenhower era, brushing the Top 60 in 1960 before embarking on a long, polite retreat; current ranks in the 700s suggest a name that has slipped under the radar without vanishing. Cultural references run the gamut from former NFL quarterback Randall Cunningham to XKCD creator Randall Munroe—and, for Pixar fans, a certain scheming lizard—giving the name a quiet versatility that balances vintage charm with modern quirk.

How to pronounce Randall

English

Popularity of Randall in the U.S.

Randall was the #1,499 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 117 babies. It peaked at #53 in 1955.

Bar and line chart: Randall in the U.S., 1880–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 7,174 in 1960 and 117 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #53 in 1955, #1,499 in 2025.
  • Boys named Randall (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1880⁠–⁠2025 145 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
20251171,499▲ 109
20241061,608▼ 342
20231521,266▼ 2
20221531,264▼ 69
20211641,195▼ 142
20201901,053▲ 32
20191841,085▼ 90
2018208995▼ 44
2017219951▲ 78
20161941,029▲ 10
20151931,039▼ 141
2014239898▼ 71
2013260827▲ 30
2012246857▼ 4
2011250853▼ 12
2010251841▼ 94
2009308747▼ 48
2008337699▼ 1
2007334698▼ 76
2006382622▼ 20
2005375602▼ 32
2004399570▼ 44
2003443526▼ 13
2002444513▼ 46
2001509467▼ 27
2000543440▼ 43
1999619397▼ 13
1998651384▼ 45
1997763339▼ 18
1996825321▼ 25
1995898296▼ 29
19941,063267▼ 24
19931,186243▼ 9
19921,232234▼ 23
19911,482211▼ 19
19901,603192▼ 30
19891,848162▼ 9
19881,796153▼ 3
19871,833150▼ 2
19861,889148▼ 2
19851,908146▲ 2
19841,847148▼ 19
19832,060129▲ 1
19822,111130▲ 7
19812,010137▼ 1
19802,024136▼ 1
19792,013135▼ 1
19781,971134▲ 6
19771,920140▼ 7
19761,982133▼ 12
19752,125121▲ 2
19742,117123▼ 2
19732,172121▼ 1
19722,354120▼ 18
19713,100102▼ 2
19703,271100▼ 15
19693,56285▼ 6
19683,75179▼ 7
19674,06272▼ 2
19664,44870▲ 3
19654,75273▼ 7
19645,51166▼ 1
19635,97265▼ 1
19626,23664▼ 1
19616,58763▼ 4
19607,17459–
19597,05959▲ 3
19586,32662▼ 3
19576,67559▼ 5
19566,91354▼ 1
19556,68853▲ 2
19546,54955▲ 9
19535,97364▼ 2
19525,89262▲ 4
19515,53266▲ 4
19504,84370▲ 9
19494,16179▲ 19
19483,17998▲ 8
19472,785106▲ 17
19462,064123▲ 26
19451,392149▲ 7
19441,242156▲ 15
19431,027171▲ 32
1942760203▲ 10
1941633213▲ 20
1940531233▼ 2
1939505231▲ 41
1938411272▲ 16
1937354288▲ 35
1936277323▼ 3
1935288320▲ 5
1934277325▲ 28
1933233353▲ 26
1932219379▲ 9
1931209388▼ 20
1930241368▲ 38
1929205406▲ 19
1928196425▼ 18
1927219407▼ 20
1926230387▲ 33
1925204420▲ 20
1924193440▼ 3
1923193437▲ 42
1922166479▼ 15
1921175464▲ 2
1920171466▼ 12
1919167454▼ 22
1918185432▲ 20
1917157452▼ 6
1916156446▼ 11
1915156435▲ 19
1914111454▼ 22
191397432▲ 89
191257521▼ 7
191133514▲ 120
191021634▲ 122
190914756▼ 334
190832422▲ 73
190722495▲ 303
190610798▲ 293
190561,091▼ 576
190418515▲ 80
190314595▼ 59
190216536▲ 243
19018779▼ 176
190017603▲ 448
189951,051▼ 416
189812635▼ 51
189713584▲ 138
189610722▲ 73
18958795▼ 164
189411631▼ 16
189311615▲ 341
18926956▼ 190
18917766▲ 118
18906884▼ 359
188913525▲ 392
18886917▼ 286
18879631▲ 127
18867758back
188411570▼ 14
188311556▼ 67
188214489▲ 106
18819595▲ 87
18808682–

Randall by state

Randall ranks #765 in Alabama (2025).

Map: Randall's 2025 rank among boy names in each U.S. state
Rank among boy names by state, 2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Rank by state 6 states
StateRankBabies
Alabama7655
Georgia9908
Pennsylvania1,2315
Florida1,2569
Texas1,34714
California1,50811

Notable people named Randall

  • Randall Cobb is a former NFL wide receiver who starred at Kentucky and spent most of his 13 seasons with the Green Bay Packers.
  • Randall Park is an American actor and comedian best known for playing Louis Huang on Fresh Off the Boat and Agent Jimmy Woo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  • Randall Jarrell was an American poet, critic, novelist, and children's author who served as the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, the role now known as Poet Laureate.
  • Randall Munroe is an American cartoonist and former engineer best known for creating the webcomic xkcd and writing several bestselling books.
  • Randall Woodfin is an American lawyer and politician who has served as mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, since 2017.
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  • Randall Wallace is an American screenwriter and director best known for his Oscar-nominated screenplay for Braveheart.
  • Randall McDaniel is a Hall of Fame NFL guard who starred for the Minnesota Vikings and later played two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
  • Randall Duk Kim is an American actor best known as the Keymaker in The Matrix films and the voice of Master Oogway in Kung Fu Panda.
  • Randall Ives Emmett is an American film producer, director and television personality who co-founded Emmett Furla Oasis Films.
  • Randall Carroll is an American former professional football player who played for the UCLA Bruins from 2009 to 2011.
  • Randall Jahnson is an American writer, director and producer known for The Doors and The Mask of Zorro.