Randy

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #13,462 · #1,084 for boys in 2025, 198 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1956 · 16,547 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
37 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
329,468
since 1915

Randy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #28, 1956boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,084198
2024—#1,013220
2023#13,4626#956236
2022#12,2437#908254
2021#13,4646#916250
2020#15,0885#858265
2019—#708349
2018—#674372
2017#15,9025#664384
2016—#628427
2015#14,4826#569493
2014—#510548
2013—#448641
2012—#413696
2011—#356841
2010#16,9925#347883
2009#13,7047#321996
2008#12,5798#3021,102
2007#15,4916#3181,004
2006#13,6067#3101,052
2005#14,5026#3061,082
2004#14,1796#316977
2003#11,3258#317936
2002#11,1088#2941,017
2001#7,31714#2851,054
2000#9,16310#2781,136
1999#7,71612#2631,139
1998#11,1387#2441,276
1997#6,48314#2261,362
1996#6,06415#2061,509
1995#5,01919#2021,509
1994#4,68721#1861,644
1993#4,39323#1881,701
1992#4,08825#1592,008
1991#4,20824#1482,160
1990#3,90926#1312,477
1989#3,78426#1262,604
1988#2,86736#1122,716
1987#2,72336#1052,786
1986#2,34443#1032,728
1985#1,90658#1022,881
1984#2,14946#1002,909
1983#2,13546#962,926
1982#2,32742#943,229
1981#2,48838#913,343
1980#2,01452#873,390
1979#2,30441#863,416
1978#1,93850#863,220
1977#2,09145#863,397
1976#1,72955#793,320
1975#2,16939#783,385
1974#2,02941#793,342
1973#1,80547#793,345
1972#1,80447#703,739
1971#1,50067#674,345
1970#1,63757#595,036
1969#1,42367#555,265
1968#1,50457#545,709
1967#1,13387#496,799
1966#1,14286#457,758
1965#957114#428,861
1964#1,051106#3810,302
1963#973119#3710,535
1962#931130#3511,840
1961#863152#3312,603
1960#832153#3214,206
1959#744187#3115,042
1958#844146#3215,188
1957#812155#3116,464
1956#689193#2816,547
1955#677191#3014,958
1954#656195#3312,638
1953#619205#3510,666
1952#562239#418,646
1951#565227#566,034
1950#597200#804,354
1949#650163#923,623
1948#652163#993,141
1947#791120#1162,501
1946#786109#1481,637
1945#1,11450#1621,107
1944#1,29338#191805
1943#1,15449#242584
1942#1,38734#315379
1941#3,2528#406207
1940#3,5037#433181
1939—#492137
1938#3,4507#583101
1937—#66580
1936#3,7016#79759
1935—#91548
1934—#1,15033
1933—#1,58619
1932—#1,71618
1931—#2,00314
1930—#1,60221
1929—#2,31712
1928—#2,8439
1927#3,8757#2,52311
1926#4,8515#2,30213
1925—#3,4087
1924#5,0615#4,3475
1923#4,3766#3,4677
1922—#3,2528
1921——
1920—#3,4897
1919—#3,7366
1918—#3,3687
1917——
1916—#3,8975
1915—#3,3926
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five boys were named Randy! It came in at #3,392, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1916–1917, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Randy is popular in 1945

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedNHWashington: #93 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 475 boysWAIdaho: #113 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 463 boysIDMontana: #114 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 555 boysMTNorth Dakota: #88 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 397 boysNDMinnesota: #216 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,760 boysMNIllinois: #133 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 920 boysILWisconsin: #144 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,291 boysWIMichigan: #131 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 993 boysMINew York: #214 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 3,082 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedRIOregon: #132 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 794 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #114 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 579 boysSDIowa: #112 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 669 boysIAIndiana: #123 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 758 boysINOhio: #133 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,000 boysOHPennsylvania: #190 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,567 boysPANew Jersey: #211 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,511 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #125 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 748 boysCAUtah: #71 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 309 boysUTColorado: #139 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 853 boysCONebraska: #112 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 581 boysNEMissouri: #150 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,021 boysMOKentucky: #181 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,313 boysKYWest Virginia: #219 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,828 boysWVVirginia: #181 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,321 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedDEArizona: #150 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 680 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedNMKansas: #116 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 609 boysKSArkansas: #177 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,173 boysARTennessee: #170 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,271 boysTNNorth Carolina: #162 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,007 boysNCSouth Carolina: #163 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,101 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #109 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 561 boysOKLouisiana: #236 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,598 boysLAMississippi: #373 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,568 boysMSAlabama: #211 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,564 boysALGeorgia: #163 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,024 boysGAHawaii: #147 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,010 boysHITexas: #182 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,000 boysTXFlorida: #177 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,174 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#71 · 1 in 309
  2. North Dakota#88 · 1 in 397
  3. Washington#93 · 1 in 475
  4. Oklahoma#109 · 1 in 561
  5. Nebraska#112 · 1 in 581

Best ever in a state: #10 in Utah, 1952.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#71231 in 309
North Dakota#88141 in 397
Washington#93431 in 475
Oklahoma#109361 in 561
Iowa#112311 in 669
Nebraska#112191 in 581
Idaho#113101 in 463
Montana#11481 in 555
South Dakota#11491 in 579
Kansas#116251 in 609
Indiana#123421 in 758
California#1251181 in 748
Michigan#131531 in 993
Oregon#132141 in 794
Illinois#133711 in 920
Ohio#133631 in 1,000
Colorado#139131 in 853
Wisconsin#144221 in 1,291
Hawaii#14751 in 1,010
Arizona#150101 in 680
Missouri#150311 in 1,021
North Carolina#162411 in 1,007
Georgia#163341 in 1,024
South Carolina#163211 in 1,101
Tennessee#170241 in 1,271
Arkansas#177161 in 1,173
Florida#177201 in 1,174
Kentucky#181211 in 1,313
Virginia#181221 in 1,321
Texas#182771 in 1,000
Pennsylvania#190321 in 2,567
Alabama#211201 in 1,564
New Jersey#211101 in 3,511
New York#214371 in 3,082
Minnesota#21691 in 2,760
West Virginia#219101 in 1,828
Louisiana#236161 in 1,598
Mississippi#37351 in 4,568
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Randy
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 71 spots since 2024 (#1,013 → #1,084)
  • 226 spots since 2020 (#858 → #1,084)
  • 515 spots since 2015 (#569 → #1,084)
  • Biggest jump: 235 spots in 1935 (#1,150 → #915)
  • Biggest drop: 150 spots in 2020 (#708 → #858)
Rise & fade · boys
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 1956 at #28 (16,547 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 37 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 37 yrs · run 1948–1984
  • Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1935–2023
Share of babies · boys
1 in 128
  • Highest: 1 in 128 boys born in 1956 were named Randy (0.78%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,627 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 36.6% of all boys named Randy (120,537) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s24#3,368 (1918)#3,598
1920s79#2,302 (1926)#3,105
1930s530#492 (1939)#1,151
1940s14,165#92 (1949)#220
1950s120,537#28 (1956)#40
1960s93,878#32 (1960)#42
1970s36,545#59 (1970)#77
1980s29,512#87 (1980)#102
1990s16,785#131 (1990)#195
2000s10,356#278 (2000)#305
2010s5,634#347 (2010)#532
2020s1,423#858 (2020)#956

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Randy in 1945

girls
#1,114
50 births · 1 in 26,142 girls
boys
#162
1,107 births · 1 in 1,216 boys

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #1,114Randy50

Top boys' names in 1945

  1. #1James74,464
  2. #2Robert69,947
  3. #3John66,117
  4. #4William50,218
  5. #5Richard46,046
  6. #6David37,110
  7. #7Charles32,469
  8. #8Thomas31,874
  9. #9Michael29,902
  10. #10Ronald23,665
  11. #162Randy1,107
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 26,142 of them was named Randy, which outranked 78.7% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randy
  1. #1,100Neta51
  2. #1,100Velva51
  3. #1,100Vergie51
  4. #1,114Randy50
  5. #1,114Ouida50
  6. #1,114Retta50
  7. #1,114Sandee50
  8. #1,122Augusta49
  9. #1,122Berniece49
  10. #1,122Cecil49

Tied with 7 names at #1,114; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 799Lauren#1,153 → #354
  2. ↑ 707Amber#1,661 → #954
  3. ↑ 648Laureen#1,315 → #667
  4. ↑ 630Deidre#1,609 → #979
  5. ↑ 623Candice#1,364 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 395Bernardine#937 → #1,332
  2. ↓ 386Joella#988 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 342Venita#937 → #1,279
  4. ↓ 275Magdalene#867 → #1,142
  5. ↓ 249Alpha#964 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,345,855 boys got a published name in 1945; 1 in 1,216 of them was named Randy, which outranked 95.7% of the 3,783 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randy
  1. #159Claude1,166
  2. #160Christopher1,138
  3. #161Sam1,137
  4. #162Randy1,107
  5. #162Wesley1,107
  6. #164Dave1,077
  7. #165Garry1,050
  8. #166Juan1,013

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. ↑ 527Delano#1,085 → #558
  2. ↑ 499Dane#1,235 → #736
  3. ↑ 385Eusebio#1,328 → #943
  4. ↑ 371Erick#1,235 → #864
  5. ↑ 311Gerardo#1,282 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 479Joan#870 → #1,349
  2. ↓ 408Kit#841 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 392Llewellyn#935 → #1,327
  4. ↓ 361Valentine#888 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 321Hilario#906 → #1,227

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1945 →