Randall

Meaning: Shield wolf
Origin: Variant of Randolph · from Old Norse Rannúlfr, 'shield, rim' + 'wolf' (from Old Norse)

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).

Famous Randalls

Randall Park — American actor (born 1974)
Randall Munroe — American cartoonist, author and engineer
Randall Duk Kim — American actor
Randall Azofeifa — Costa Rican footballer
Randall Brenes — Costa Rican footballer

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 and activist (1941–2023).

Spellings & nicknames

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

Similar names: Randy · Wayne · Ramiro · Ricky · Kendall · Ronnie

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