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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #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 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedAKMaine: #207 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,952 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedNHWashington: #43 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 206 boysWAIdaho: #21 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 93 boysIDMontana: #47 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 254 boysMTNorth Dakota: #91 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 433 boysNDMinnesota: #66 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 384 boysMNIllinois: #80 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 484 boysILWisconsin: #69 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 430 boysWIMichigan: #69 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 402 boysMINew York: #144 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 1,492 boysNYMassachusetts: #170 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,952 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedRIOregon: #55 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 270 boysORNevada: #57 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 230 boysNVWyoming: #63 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 300 boysWYSouth Dakota: #47 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 222 boysSDIowa: #39 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 188 boysIAIndiana: #54 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 331 boysINOhio: #75 for boys · 195 births · 1 in 468 boysOHPennsylvania: #123 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 1,105 boysPANew Jersey: #140 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,638 boysNJConnecticut: #212 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,728 boysCTCalifornia: #65 for boys · 359 births · 1 in 335 boysCAUtah: #18 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 70 boysUTColorado: #74 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 365 boysCONebraska: #44 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 221 boysNEMissouri: #83 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 450 boysMOKentucky: #110 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 693 boysKYWest Virginia: #73 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 396 boysWVVirginia: #163 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,023 boysVAMaryland: #276 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,948 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedDEArizona: #103 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 460 boysAZNew Mexico: #113 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 459 boysNMKansas: #55 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 271 boysKSArkansas: #84 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 404 boysARTennessee: #111 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 630 boysTNNorth Carolina: #83 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 431 boysNCSouth Carolina: #86 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 376 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Randy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #43 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 226 boysOKLouisiana: #126 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 622 boysLAMississippi: #116 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 675 boysMSAlabama: #104 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 547 boysALGeorgia: #99 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 467 boysGAHawaii: #146 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 764 boysHITexas: #80 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 384 boysTXFlorida: #122 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 648 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#18 · 1 in 70
  2. Idaho#21 · 1 in 93
  3. Iowa#39 · 1 in 188
  4. Washington#43 · 1 in 206
  5. Oklahoma#43 · 1 in 226

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#181381 in 70
Idaho#21721 in 93
Iowa#391581 in 188
Oklahoma#431031 in 226
Washington#431301 in 206
Nebraska#44651 in 221
Montana#47251 in 254
South Dakota#47351 in 222
Indiana#541351 in 331
Kansas#55731 in 271
Oregon#55601 in 270
Nevada#5761 in 230
Wyoming#63101 in 300
California#653591 in 335
Minnesota#66911 in 384
Michigan#691891 in 402
Wisconsin#69911 in 430
West Virginia#73631 in 396
Colorado#74431 in 365
Ohio#751951 in 468
Illinois#801881 in 484
Texas#802621 in 384
Missouri#83921 in 450
North Carolina#831171 in 431
Arkansas#84561 in 404
South Carolina#86761 in 376
North Dakota#91171 in 433
Georgia#99941 in 467
Arizona#103211 in 460
Alabama#104711 in 547
Kentucky#110521 in 693
Tennessee#111621 in 630
New Mexico#113211 in 459
Mississippi#116431 in 675
Florida#122451 in 648
Pennsylvania#123981 in 1,105
Louisiana#126561 in 622
New Jersey#140281 in 1,638
New York#1441001 in 1,492
Hawaii#14681 in 764
Virginia#163361 in 1,023
Massachusetts#170161 in 2,952
Maine#20751 in 1,952
Connecticut#21251 in 3,728
Maryland#27661 in 3,948
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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 1949

girls
#650
163 births · 1 in 10,496 girls
boys
#92
3,623 births · 1 in 490 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #650Randy163

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #92Randy3,623
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 10,496 of them was named Randy, which outranked 89.3% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randy
  1. #646Cleo164
  2. #646Kristi164
  3. #646Ruthann164
  4. #650Randy163
  5. #650Carleen163
  6. #650Dollie163
  7. #650Leigh163
  8. #658Gaye162
  9. #658Gina162
  10. #660Carmela161

Tied with 7 names at #650; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 490 of them was named Randy, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Randy
  1. #89Marvin3,725
  2. #90Norman3,668
  3. #91Earl3,652
  4. #92Randy3,623
  5. #93Lee3,562
  6. #94Clarence3,395
  7. #95Kevin3,292
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →