Randolf
given name · Latin script
Meaning: From a Norman given name, Old Norse Rannulfr, derived from rand ‘rim’, ‘shield’ (or hrafn ‘raven’) + uilfr ‘wolf’
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈɹænˌdoʊɫf/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Randolf is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.
- PHPhilippines≈1 in 20K(inferred from the name graph)
- DEGermany≈1 in 32K
- USUnited States1 in 12Kas Randolph
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Randolf itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 188 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 2.3K (inferred from the name graph)
28,785 named Randolph, 2020
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Latvia, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Randol'F in LV Latvia.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
From a Norman given name, Old Norse Rannulfr, derived from rand ‘rim’, ‘shield’ (or hrafn ‘raven’) + uilfr ‘wolf’. Variant: Randolph.
Sources 1
- A concise dictionary of first names
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Randolf counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | — | 28,785as Randolph | 1 in 12K | 41K | Randolf | 188 |
| PH Philippines | — | ≈5,600 est. | ≈1 in 20K | — | Randolf | 65 |
| DE Germany | — | ≈2,500 est. | ≈1 in 32K | — | Randolf | 102 |
| LV Latvia | #515 | ≈810 est. | ≈1 in 2.3K | — | Randol'F | 3 |
| GY Guyana | — | 658as Randolph | 1 in 1.1K | 658 | — | 1 |
| SE Sweden | — | 65 | 1 in 157K | 65 | — | 4 |
28,785 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020, counting the spelling randolph. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025; Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Randolf is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, alter deutscher männl. Vom. (ahd. rant »Schild« + ahd. wolf »Wolf«).
as a nameDUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
English: of Norman origin, derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements rand rim, edge (of a shield) + wulf wolf. Variant: Randolph .
as a word
In Norwegian, a male given name, equivalent to English Randolph
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Lord Randolph Churchillb. 1849GBnot in their usual nameBritish politician, father of Winston Churchill (1849-1895)
- William Randolph Hearstb. 1863USnot in their usual nameAmerican newspaper publisher (1863–1951)
- Coleman Hawkinsb. 1904USnot in their usual nameAmerican jazz saxophonist (1904–1969)
- Randolph Churchillb. 1911GBnot in their usual nameBritish politician, son of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1911-1968)
- Ornette Colemanb. 1930USnot in their usual nameAmerican jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015)
- Pete Bestb. 1941GBnot in their usual nameBritish musician, former member of the Beatles
- John Thuneb. 1961USnot in their usual nameAmerican politician (born 1961)
- Kirk Thatcherb. 1962USnot in their usual nameAmerican production designer, screenwriter, television producer, film, television and music video director, and actor
- Brian Greeneb. 1963USnot in their usual nameAmerican physicist
- Trey Parkerb. 1969USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor, animator and filmmaker (born 1969)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 41 sources across 25 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 853 | #13,898 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 65 | #11,472 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1955 | 62 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1953 | 56 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1952 | 49 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1951 | 46 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1954 | 45 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1958 | 43 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1956 | 36 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1961 | 32 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1957 | 31 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 1959 | 30 | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Randolf come from?
- From a Norman given name, Old Norse Rannulfr, derived from rand ‘rim’, ‘shield’ (or hrafn ‘raven’) + uilfr ‘wolf’. Variant: Randolph. Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names.
- How do you pronounce Randolf?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈɹænˌdoʊɫf/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Randolf mean?
- Recorded meaning: From a Norman given name, Old Norse Rannulfr, derived from rand ‘rim’, ‘shield’ (or hrafn ‘raven’) + uilfr ‘wolf’.
- Is Randolf a male or female name?
- Randolf is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What are other forms of the name Randolf?
- In the etymology graph, Randel, Randulf and Ranulph are forms of the same name in other languages; Randy is a recorded short or pet form.
- In which country does Randolf have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 29 thousand people named Randolph, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Randolf?
- In Sweden, the national register counted 65 people named Randolf, about 1 in 157 thousand residents.
- How common is Randolf compared with other names?
- In Latvia, Randolf is the 515th most common given name of 11,601 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Randolf?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/randolfThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Randolf” — the 515th most common given name in Latvia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.