Name meaning & stats
Randolph
Randolph means “shield wolf” (Germanic origin). 41,216 US babies since 1940, peak 1952.
What it means
“shield wolf”
GermanicWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1952
41,216 US babies were named Randolph between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Randolph (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Randolph is the main spelling
- Randolph 98%
- Randolf 2%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1952)