Randall

Meaning: Shield wolf
Origin: Old Norse — Medieval form of Randolph

Nicknames: Randy

Boy's name · #1506 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Randall is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1955, when it ranked #53. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 199,000 boys since 1880, ranked #1506 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,583 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,789 in Canada (2025) · #20,955 in Italy (2024) · #4,992 in England & Wales (2023) · #6,389 in France (2022) · #331 in Puerto Rico (2004).

Famous Randalls

Randall Park — American actor (born 1974)
Randall Munroe — American cartoonist, author and engineer (born 1984)
Randall Cobb — American boxer and actor (born 1950)
Randall Duk Kim — American actor (born 1943)
Randall Wallace — American screenwriter, director and producer (born 1949)

In stories & tradition

Randall Flagg — The Stand (book)
Randall Boggs — Monsters, Inc. (video game)
Randall Culver — The Walking Dead (TV series)

What Randalls become

Among 407 notable people named Randall:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Randall Robinson, American lawyer, author and activist (1941–2023).

Spellings & nicknames

About 230 boys a year are given Randy as their full name.

Similar names: Randy · Gerald · Ralph · Ronnie · Kendall · Roger

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