Randall is a boy's name of German origin meaning “shield.” In 2024 it was given to 106 boys in the United States.
Randall belongs to the German and Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “shield” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Randall first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #53 in 1955, and in 2024 106 babies received the name — 198,467 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Randall means “shield” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Randall is a boy name. In 2024, 106 babies received the name in the US.
Randall comes from the German and Irish & Celtic tradition.
Randall first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #53 in 1955, and 106 babies were given the name in 2024.
Randall is pronounced /ˈɹændəl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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