Randal is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Randal means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Randal across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Randal has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Randal is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “shield wolf”. A variant of Randall, from Old Norse Randulfr.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 29,324 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 4 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Randal per year, United States (1909 to 2025). United States peaked in 1958 (1,477/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1966 (4/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2000 (3/yr).
Randal has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1958, when it ranked #410 nationally (given to 1,477 babies that year).
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