Randall
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Variants Of Randolph Wolf's Shield. Surname.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Randall
Randall is an English surname derived from the medieval given name Randolph, built from the Old Norse elements rand (meaning "rim of a shield") and ulfr (meaning "wolf"), giving the compound sense of "wolf's shield" — combining two of the most powerful symbols from Norse and Germanic warrior culture into a name that evoked both strength and protective prowess in equal measure. The name traveled to England with Scandinavian influence and became well-established as a surname before crossing back into use as a given name in the twentieth century, when the broader American fashion for English surnames as masculine first names was at its mid-century height.
Randall first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 1948 and reached its peak in 1955 at rank #53, accumulating over 130,000 top-1000 births during its run — a genuinely strong total demonstrating real mainstream mid-century appeal across America. The name last appeared in the top-1000 in 2018 at rank #996, a remarkable 70-year run on the charts from its debut to its final appearance.
Randall has a strong, reliable character that sits comfortably in both formal and informal contexts, and its Old Norse warrior roots give it an understated depth that rewards those who know the etymology. The nickname Randy offers a more casual everyday alternative. Recorded variants include Rand, Randi, and Randy — a compact family that gives parents a range of formality.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Randall
US Popularity History (1948–2018)
Annual US births named Randall by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 1960 with 7,168 boys named Randall (boy rank #59 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2018, ranked #996 for boys (208 US births). That's 937 places below its 1960 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Randall Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Randall the strongest states are Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee.
Strongest boys-name states
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | #1,092 | 62 |
| 2 | Florida | #1,002 | 41 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | #907 | 56 |
| 4 | Virginia | #883 | 35 |
| 5 | Georgia | #839 | 64 |
| 6 | Louisiana | #736 | 35 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | #731 | 19 |
| 8 | Ohio | #723 | 49 |
| 9 | South Carolina | #681 | 24 |
| 10 | Missouri | #668 | 24 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Randall in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Randall to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Randall against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).