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Randolph

/ˈɹændɑlf/ · 100% boys · 20 born in 2025

Randolph has been given to about 49,536 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹændɑlf/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 34,702
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Randolph per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1952 · 1,817
  • Born in 202520
  • All time49,536

How popular is Randolph?

Its best year was 1952, when 1,817 babies were given the name, ranking 154th. The typical living American called Randolph is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Randolph

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Adolph0.79
  2. Rudolph0.72
  3. Ralph0.61
  4. Randall0.59
  5. Randal0.59
  6. Randell0.59
  7. Ransom0.56
  8. Randy0.49

Middle names for Randolph

Ranked by flow score
  1. Randolph Paul0.77
  2. Randolph Lee0.77
  3. Randolph Dean0.76
  4. Randolph Blake0.76
  5. Randolph Bryce0.76
  6. Randolph Wade0.76

Sibling names for Randolph

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laurelsister · 0.93
  2. Gwendolynsister · 0.93
  3. Myrasister · 0.92
  4. Frankieeither · 0.89
  5. Dannybrother · 0.88
  6. Tommybrother · 0.88

Where Randolph is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Randolph Anderson0.77
    2. Randolph White0.72
    3. Randolph Nguyen0.72
    4. Randolph Lee0.72
    5. Randolph Green0.72
    6. Randolph Wright0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Randolph

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.