Boys' name · peaked in 1952
Randolph name popularity since 1925
45,398 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Randolph. Half of them were born in 1956 or earlier, so the typical Randolph is about 70 years old in 2026. Randolph peaked in 1952 as the #154 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 45,398
- Named Randolph, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #5,003 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 112 girls · 45,286 boys
- Most popular in
- Virginia
- 3.26× its national share
Peak year is the year Randolph made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Randolph births per year, 1925–2025
1952 was the biggest year for Randolph both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1945 and 1950, Randolph became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 2,090 baby boys to 1 in 1,160.
- Steepest fall: Between 1954 and 1959, its share of baby boys fell by 42%, from 1 in 1,160 to 1 in 1,990.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Randolph's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Randolph.
Decade by decade
Babies named Randolph in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,328 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,854 | #307 |
| 1940s | 15 | 7,555 | #214 |
| 1950s | 44 | 15,496 | #162 |
| 1960s | 30 | 8,195 | #266 |
| 1970s | 18 | 4,020 | #409 |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,900 | #480 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,572 | #850 |
| 2000s | 0 | 799 | #1,785 |
| 2010s | 0 | 434 | #2,709 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 133 | #5,003 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
54.5% of babies named Randolph from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Randolph is most popular
The index compares Randolph's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Randolph.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 3.26× | 3,095 |
| District of Columbia | 2.84× | 552 |
| South Carolina | 2.77× | 1,633 |
| Hawaii | 2.28× | 301 |
| Maryland | 2.08× | 1,336 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Randolph's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Randolph.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Randolph (1952).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data