Is Randal a boy or girl name?
Randal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 17 boys were named Randal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 29,306 US babies named Randal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,587
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Randal since 1909
- 29,306
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 1,477 babies
Boys and girls named Randal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 208 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 334 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,707 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 10,367 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 1960s | 8,386 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 3,366 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2,419 | 79 | 3.2% |
| 1990s | 1,317 | 25 | 1.9% |
| 2000s | 533 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 308 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | #5,587 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,628 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,269 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,738 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,712 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,924 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,585 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,956 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,284 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,902 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,597 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,834 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,861 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,095 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,803 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,666 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 55 | #2,359 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,273 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 52 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 72 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 54 | #2,002 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 70 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 95 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 90 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 108 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 79 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 136 | #949 | 7 | #11,466 |
| 1993 | 165 | #824 | 5 | #15,182 |
| 1992 | 152 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 180 | #764 | 5 | #14,805 |
| 1990 | 199 | #722 | 8 | #9,922 |
| 1989 | 237 | #651 | 7 | #10,551 |
| 1988 | 227 | #632 | 11 | #6,996 |
| 1987 | 236 | #590 | 24 | #3,709 |
| 1986 | 233 | #582 | 37 | #2,663 |
| 1985 | 262 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 231 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 231 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 253 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 275 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 234 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 237 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 246 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 272 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 260 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 302 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 299 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 357 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 383 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 451 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 559 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 574 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 591 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 659 | #283 | 6 | #6,593 |
| 1966 | 690 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 690 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 823 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 912 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 1,020 | #243 | 5 | #7,337 |
| 1961 | 1,154 | #233 | 6 | #6,390 |
| 1960 | 1,273 | #219 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,435 | #201 | 6 | #6,064 |
| 1958 | 1,477 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 1,458 | #192 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 1,321 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,127 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 896 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 770 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 730 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 663 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 490 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 450 | #324 | 5 | #5,868 |
| 1948 | 306 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 267 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 187 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 122 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 103 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 87 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 63 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 71 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 51 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 52 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 51 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 31 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 35 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 36 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 19 | #1,681 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 33 | #1,252 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 19 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 21 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,582 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,579 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,131 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,170 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 19 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Randal reached #190 in 1958. As a girl name, it reached #2,663 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Randal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.