Randolph
Boy nameRandolph has been given to 49,536 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1952.
Meaning & origin /ˈɹændɒlf/
From Old Norse rǫnd (“shield”)API + úlfr (“wolf”).
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
49,536
Peak year
1952 (1,817 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -56%
Gender split
0% girls / 100% boys
Famous people named Randolph
Pete Best
British musician, former member of the Beatles
Trey Parker
American actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1969)
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015)
Randolph Scott
American actor (1898–1987)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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