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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Randal

Gender

Male

Origin

English
A wolf-like shield.

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Randal

Pronunciation

r(a)-ndal, ran-dal

More about the name

Randall is a masculine given name in English, Irish and German. Its modern use as a given name originates from the transferred use of the English–language surname Randall, which in turn is derived from Randolph.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1958 (rank #189, 1,477 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5208, 18 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1986 (rank #2620, 37 births); most recent 1994 (rank #10566, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202518–
202417–
202311–
202225–
202121–
202029–
201920–
201831–
201727–
201624–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #3032, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #3115, 4 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20233
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Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1966 (rank #229, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #124, 29 births); most recent 1995 (rank #506, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
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2022–
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence