Holding steady.
Popularity of Crandall since 1915
Babies named Crandall per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1969, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Crandall's real moment was 1922.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 33 |
| 1950s | 42 |
| 1960s | 46 |
| 1970s | 55 |
| 1980s | 60 |
| 1990s | 23 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Crandall is a rare given name with English surname origins. It first entered U.S. birth records in 1915 and reached its highest popularity in 1922, when it ranked 1,995. The name has remained extremely uncommon since the middle of the 20th century, never rising above rank 3,000. Its trajectory has been stable, with no recorded births in recent years. As a surname-derived name, Crandall belongs to a category of names that saw brief use in the early 1900s, reflecting a trend of adopting family surnames as first names. Like many such names, it never gained widespread popularity, remaining a distinctive choice even at its peak.
Crandall originates as an English surname, likely from a place name in England meaning 'crane valley' (Old English 'cran' meaning crane and 'dæl' meaning valley). It came into use as a given name in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily in the United States, where surnames from prominent families were adopted as first names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Cran, Randy
Variants: Crandell
Sibling names for Crandall
Names that share Crandall's style, for a brother or sister.
