# Randall (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/randall/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹændəl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Randy |
| Variant spellings | Randal |
| US babies named this | 199,745 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 198,592 / 1,153 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 47, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A Middle English variant of Randolph, preserved as a surname and revived in the twentieth century.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 74 | 1,656 |
| 1988 | 38 | 2,782 |
| 1989 | 25 | 3,985 |
| 1990 | 24 | 4,196 |
| 1991 | 7 | 11,185 |
| 1992 | 16 | 5,934 |
| 1993 | 9 | 9,332 |
| 1994 | 11 | 8,006 |
| 1995 | 7 | 11,463 |
| 1996 | 6 | 13,062 |
| 1998 | 5 | 15,988 |
| 1999 | 7 | 12,350 |
| 2002 | 5 | 17,494 |
| 2003 | 6 | 15,315 |
| 2004 | 5 | 18,166 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 250 | 854 |
| 2012 | 246 | 859 |
| 2013 | 260 | 828 |
| 2014 | 239 | 901 |
| 2015 | 193 | 1,041 |
| 2016 | 194 | 1,031 |
| 2017 | 219 | 953 |
| 2018 | 208 | 996 |
| 2019 | 184 | 1,089 |
| 2020 | 190 | 1,056 |
| 2021 | 164 | 1,196 |
| 2022 | 153 | 1,267 |
| 2023 | 152 | 1,268 |
| 2024 | 106 | 1,619 |
| 2025 | 117 | 1,506 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | 2,020 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2,859 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3,134 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2,754 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3,385 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3,687 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4,527 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4,810 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3,937 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3,990 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |

## People named Randall

- Randall Park, American actor (born 1974)
- Randall Munroe, American cartoonist, author and engineer
- Randall Duk Kim, American actor
- Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer
- Randall Brenes, Costa Rican footballer
- Randall Wallace, American filmmaker
- Randall Collins, American sociologist (born 1941)
- Randall Garrett, American writer (1927–1987)
- Randall Thompson, American composer (1899–1984)
- Randall Cobb, American boxer and actor
- Randall Leal, Costa Rican footballer
- Randall L. Gibson, Confederate Army general and U.S. Senator (1832-1892)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.