| Reginald | Randolph | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | counsel-ruler | shield wolf |
| Origin | germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | REJ-ih-nuld | RAN-dolf |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1962 (2,647) | 1952 (1,817) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Reginald | Randolph |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,155 | 133 |
| 2010s | 3,068 | 434 |
| 2000s | 5,271 | 799 |
| 1990s | 9,724 | 1,572 |
| 1980s | 13,500 | 2,900 |
| 1970s | 17,191 | 4,020 |
| 1960s | 24,921 | 8,195 |
| 1950s | 19,338 | 15,496 |
| 1940s | 7,090 | 7,555 |
| 1930s | 3,864 | 2,854 |
| 1920s | 3,699 | 2,735 |
| 1910s | 1,929 | 1,857 |
| 1900s | 439 | 414 |
| 1890s | 231 | 267 |
| 1880s | 131 | 193 |
From Germanic 'ragin' ('counsel, advice') + 'wald' ('rule, power'), i.e. 'ruler by counsel' / 'counsel-power'. Note: this is 'ruler/power', NOT literally 'king'. Reynold and Ronald are closely related forms.
From the Germanic/Old Norse name Randwulf (Rannulfr), combining 'rand' ('shield, rim') and 'wulf/ulfr' ('wolf'), meaning 'shield wolf'. Note some Norman forms became confused with Rannulf ('raven wolf').
Reginald and Randolph are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Reginald means counsel-ruler (germanic origin), while Randolph means shield wolf (germanic origin).
In US records, Reginald first appears in 0 and Randolph in 0, so Reginald has the longer recorded history.