Random Popularity by Year
Follow Random across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Random birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Boys | 7 | #9,693 | Up 2,362 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 583 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 5 | #11,472 | Down 3,329 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 8 | #8,143 | Up 500 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 7 | #8,643 | Down 1,000 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 8 | #7,643 | Up 836 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 6 | #8,479 | Down 1,343 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 7 | #7,136 | Up 1,564 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 5 | #8,700 | Down 2,181 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 7 | #6,519 | Down 290 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 7 | #6,229 | Up 197 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 6 | #6,426 | Down 967 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 7 | #5,459 | Up 467 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 6 | #5,926 | Down 779 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 7 | #5,147 | Down 932 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 9 | #4,215 | Up 284 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 8 | #4,499 | Up 1,886 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 5 | #6,385 | Down 860 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 6 | #5,525 | Down 1,457 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 9 | #4,068 | — |