Rendall
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish.
Meaning & Origin of Rendall
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish.
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The Story of Rendall
Rendall first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1950, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1953, when 6 Rendalls were born — ranking #3,425 that year. As of 2026, Rendall ranks #6,313 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 47 Rendalls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rendall
Rendall is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Rendall's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #3,425. Use the chart and map above to compare Rendall's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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