Randel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAN-del
- Origin
- Germanic
Randel is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “shield wolf”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Randel mean?
Germanic: spelling of Randall, a medieval form of Randolph
“shield wolf”
Randall comes from Randel, a medieval form of Randolph, from Germanic rand, 'shield rim', and wulf, 'wolf'.
Is Randel a girl's or a boy's name?
Randel is a boys' name.
How popular is Randel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1957, with 128 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
Half of all the boys named Randel in the US since 1880 were born between 1952 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
Randel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 24 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,914 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 33 | #1,892 |
| 1986 | 32 | #1,871 |
| 1985 | 45 | #1,484 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,158 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,695 |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 34 | #1,607 |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,571 |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,429 |
| 1974 | 38 | #1,388 |
| 1973 | 36 | #1,400 |
| 1972 | 52 | #1,129 |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,181 |
| 1970 | 60 | #1,051 |
| 1969 | 57 | #1,017 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,165 |
| 1967 | 62 | #915 |
| 1966 | 76 | #835 |
| 1965 | 75 | #847 |
| 1964 | 68 | #921 |
| 1963 | 83 | #829 |
| 1962 | 112 | #725 |
| 1961 | 116 | #710 |
| 1960 | 122 | #708 |
| 1959 | 110 | #729 |
| 1958 | 128 | #669 |
| 1957 | 128 | #674 |
| 1956 | 113 | #693 |
| 1955 | 111 | #695 |
| 1954 | 111 | #683 |
| 1953 | 116 | #656 |
| 1952 | 97 | #713 |
| 1951 | 106 | #676 |
| 1950 | 84 | #749 |
| 1949 | 68 | #823 |
| 1948 | 60 | #878 |
| 1947 | 57 | #922 |
| 1946 | 44 | #1,031 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,248 |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,212 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,698 |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,334 |
| 1941 | 29 | #1,230 |
| 1940 | 28 | #1,275 |
| 1939 | 21 | #1,458 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,741 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,688 |
| 1936 | 18 | #1,587 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,029 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,563 |
| 1933 | 13 | #1,997 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,470 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,871 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,302 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,153 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,828 |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
Nicknames for Randel
Names like Randel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Richard Robert Robin Michael Roger Raul Russell Jeffrey Ricky Raymond David Rudy
Names related to Randel
More Germanic names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Randel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/randel, updated 20 October 2026.