Given name & surname
Randle
“the wolf shield”
Randle is a variant of Randall. One German interpretation is “the wolf shield.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Randle is a variant of Randall. One German interpretation is “the wolf shield.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Randle is a variant of Randall. An origin associated with Randall is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Randle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,936
- 2,929 boys · 7 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 84 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,439 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,439 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 84 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,908 as a first name in 2020; 13,922 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Randle
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Randle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“the wolf shield”
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“the wolf shield”
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Rand
“one who shields others”
79% boys · 21% girls
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“the wolf shield”
>99% boys
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>99% boys
Rise
“one who laughs often”
76% boys · 24% girls
Randy
“lustful”
99% boys · 1% girls
Andree
“manliness” · “virility”
93% boys · 7% girls