Randell
Last seen for girls in 1994 at #11,778 · #6,803 for boys in 2025, 12 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1958 · 304 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,011since 1912
Randell over time
Rank among boys' names. Randell has never cracked the top 400 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #6,803 | 12 | |
| 2024 | — | #7,765 | 10 | |
| 2023 | — | #6,220 | 14 | |
| 2022 | — | #6,479 | 13 | |
| 2021 | — | #6,032 | 14 | |
| 2020 | — | #5,699 | 15 | |
| 2019 | — | #5,813 | 15 | |
| 2018 | — | #6,703 | 12 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,224 | 24 | |
| 2016 | — | #5,555 | 16 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,890 | 19 | |
| 2014 | — | #4,263 | 23 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,180 | 23 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,003 | 25 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,792 | 27 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,531 | 30 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,847 | 42 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,646 | 29 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,920 | 40 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,223 | 22 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,241 | 31 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,285 | 29 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,780 | 35 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,556 | 38 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,618 | 36 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,379 | 40 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,063 | 46 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,811 | 55 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,201 | 39 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,586 | 62 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,914 | 44 | |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #1,477 | 64 |
| 1993 | — | #1,306 | 76 | |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #1,142 | 93 |
| 1991 | — | #1,124 | 95 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #1,026 | 106 |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #1,045 | 98 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #847 | 126 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 | #836 | 124 |
| 1986 | #3,757 | 22 | #867 | 110 |
| 1985 | — | #820 | 118 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #843 | 108 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #824 | 112 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #871 | 104 |
| 1981 | — | #767 | 130 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #819 | 115 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #842 | 105 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | #891 | 93 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #858 | 99 |
| 1976 | — | #860 | 94 | |
| 1975 | — | #811 | 105 | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #779 | 106 |
| 1973 | — | #749 | 115 | |
| 1972 | — | #778 | 105 | |
| 1971 | — | #672 | 152 | |
| 1970 | — | #635 | 163 | |
| 1969 | — | #605 | 168 | |
| 1968 | — | #578 | 171 | |
| 1967 | — | #536 | 193 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #504 | 227 |
| 1965 | — | #513 | 220 | |
| 1964 | — | #495 | 254 | |
| 1963 | — | #488 | 268 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #472 | 286 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #462 | 306 |
| 1960 | — | #450 | 321 | |
| 1959 | — | #465 | 294 | |
| 1958 | — | #449 | 304 | |
| 1957 | — | #455 | 288 | |
| 1956 | — | #466 | 261 | |
| 1955 | — | #479 | 234 | |
| 1954 | — | #477 | 231 | |
| 1953 | — | #498 | 197 | |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #461 | 235 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #473 | 206 |
| 1950 | — | #473 | 201 | |
| 1949 | — | #465 | 200 | |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #608 | 125 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #561 | 145 |
| 1946 | — | #615 | 109 | |
| 1945 | — | #663 | 83 | |
| 1944 | — | #679 | 83 | |
| 1943 | — | #787 | 69 | |
| 1942 | — | #812 | 63 | |
| 1941 | — | #713 | 75 | |
| 1940 | — | #818 | 58 | |
| 1939 | — | #846 | 52 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,125 | 33 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,180 | 31 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,068 | 36 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,057 | 37 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,644 | 18 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,777 | 17 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,458 | 23 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,496 | 24 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,413 | 26 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,162 | 14 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,912 | 9 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,466 | 25 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,012 | 16 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,446 | 12 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,470 | 26 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,703 | 21 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,131 | 15 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,265 | 13 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,648 | 21 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,043 | 14 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
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| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Randell! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1912–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Randell is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#325 · 1 in 4,022
- Oklahoma#345 · 1 in 3,558
- Georgia#545 · 1 in 6,548
- Louisiana#627 · 1 in 6,979
- Texas#671 · 1 in 8,808
Best ever in a state: #168 in Kentucky, 1949.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #325 | 7 | 1 in 4,022 |
| Oklahoma | #345 | 6 | 1 in 3,558 |
| Georgia | #545 | 6 | 1 in 6,548 |
| Louisiana | #627 | 5 | 1 in 6,979 |
| Texas | #671 | 14 | 1 in 8,808 |
| Florida | #734 | 5 | 1 in 10,948 |
| Illinois | #742 | 7 | 1 in 11,964 |
| New York | #887 | 7 | 1 in 15,860 |
| California | #989 | 9 | 1 in 19,970 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Randell
- 962 spots since 2024 (#7,765 → #6,803)
- 1,104 spots since 2020 (#5,699 → #6,803)
- 1,913 spots since 2015 (#4,890 → #6,803)
- Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1939 (#1,125 → #846)
- Biggest drop: 198 spots in 1989 (#847 → #1,045)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 1958 at #449 (304 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1939–1988
- Highest: 1 in 6,643 boys born in 1960 were named Randell (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 142,340 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #449 in 1958, was only 1 in 6,982 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.5% of all boys named Randell (2,451) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 71 | #1,648 (1918) | #2,309 |
| 1920s | 177 | #1,413 (1929) | #2,006 |
| 1930s | 292 | #846 (1939) | #1,315 |
| 1940s | 1,010 | #465 (1949) | #672 |
| 1950s | 2,451 | #449 (1958) | #470 |
| 1960s | 2,414 | #450 (1960) | #510 |
| 1970s | 1,137 | #635 (1970) | #788 |
| 1980s | 1,145 | #767 (1981) | #854 |
| 1990s | 680 | #1,026 (1990) | #1,565 |
| 2000s | 342 | #2,379 (2000) | #3,050 |
| 2010s | 214 | #3,531 (2010) | #4,695 |
| 2020s | 78 | #5,699 (2020) | #6,500 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Randell in 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 267,545 of them was named Randell, which outranked 24.7% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #8,061Yuko7
- #8,061Zenovia7
- #8,061Zonia7
- #9,010Randell6
- #9,010Aarica6
- #9,010Aba6
- #9,010Abel6
- #10,210Abeer5
- #10,210Abria5
- #10,210Adah5
Tied with 1,199 names at #9,010; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 16,396 of them was named Randell, which outranked 88.1% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #838Kirby107
- #838Sedrick107
- #841Muhammad106
- #842Randell105
- #842Antwain105
- #842Francesco105
- #842German105
- #851August104
- #851Dereck104
- #851Tad104
Tied with 8 names at #842; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.