Given name & surname
Randall
“the wolf shield”
Randall is used as a given name and a surname. One German interpretation is “the wolf shield.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “the wolf shield.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Randall through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 199,745
- 198,592 boys · 1,153 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 7,200 babies
- 2025
- 117
- #1,506 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 117 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,506 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7,174 in 1960. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 155,628 as a first name in 2020; 51,764 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Randall’s family of names
In English usage, Randall has a diminutive in Randy. Randall has a feminine form in Randi. In English usage, Randall has a related form in Randal.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Randall
- Randy NewmanAmerican singer-songwriter and pianistborn 1943
- Randy RhoadsAmerican guitarist (1956–1982)
- Randy SavageAmerican professional wrestler (1952–2011)
- Randall ParkAmerican actor (born 1974)
- Randall MunroeAmerican cartoonist, author and engineerborn 1984
- Randy JohnsonAmerican Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (born 1963)
- Randall Duk KimAmerican actorborn 1943
- Randy JacksonAmerican bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and television personalityborn 1956
- Randall AzofeifaCosta Rican footballerborn 1984
Characters named Randall: Randall Flagg (nine of Steven King's novels and various adaptations).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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