Baby name

Randy

Boy

Origin of the name

Randy is a pet form of Randall or Randolph.

Short-lived name

In 1956, Randy reached its peak: 16,547 boys, 1 baby in 249. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 232 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 1084. 37% of all babies named Randy since 1880 were born in the 1950s.

329,468births since 1880

1950sgeneration

No. 28rank at its peak, in 1956

Where babies named Randy are born

1956

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The darker the blue, the more common Randy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Randy is most common in Iowa (2.1 times), South Dakota (2) and North Dakota (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Andy 94,185
Sandy 10,458
Rand 2,960
Brandy 2,302
Randi 1,136

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