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
- Peak · boys
- 1956 · 16,547 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 37 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 329,468since 1915
Randy over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,084 | 198 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,013 | 220 | |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #956 | 236 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #908 | 254 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #916 | 250 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #858 | 265 |
| 2019 | — | #708 | 349 | |
| 2018 | — | #674 | 372 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #664 | 384 |
| 2016 | — | #628 | 427 | |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #569 | 493 |
| 2014 | — | #510 | 548 | |
| 2013 | — | #448 | 641 | |
| 2012 | — | #413 | 696 | |
| 2011 | — | #356 | 841 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #347 | 883 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #321 | 996 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #302 | 1,102 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #318 | 1,004 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #310 | 1,052 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #306 | 1,082 |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #316 | 977 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #317 | 936 |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | #294 | 1,017 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | #285 | 1,054 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #278 | 1,136 |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | #263 | 1,139 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #244 | 1,276 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #226 | 1,362 |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | #206 | 1,509 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | #202 | 1,509 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #186 | 1,644 |
| 1993 | #4,393 | 23 | #188 | 1,701 |
| 1992 | #4,088 | 25 | #159 | 2,008 |
| 1991 | #4,208 | 24 | #148 | 2,160 |
| 1990 | #3,909 | 26 | #131 | 2,477 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | #126 | 2,604 |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | #112 | 2,716 |
| 1987 | #2,723 | 36 | #105 | 2,786 |
| 1986 | #2,344 | 43 | #103 | 2,728 |
| 1985 | #1,906 | 58 | #102 | 2,881 |
| 1984 | #2,149 | 46 | #100 | 2,909 |
| 1983 | #2,135 | 46 | #96 | 2,926 |
| 1982 | #2,327 | 42 | #94 | 3,229 |
| 1981 | #2,488 | 38 | #91 | 3,343 |
| 1980 | #2,014 | 52 | #87 | 3,390 |
| 1979 | #2,304 | 41 | #86 | 3,416 |
| 1978 | #1,938 | 50 | #86 | 3,220 |
| 1977 | #2,091 | 45 | #86 | 3,397 |
| 1976 | #1,729 | 55 | #79 | 3,320 |
| 1975 | #2,169 | 39 | #78 | 3,385 |
| 1974 | #2,029 | 41 | #79 | 3,342 |
| 1973 | #1,805 | 47 | #79 | 3,345 |
| 1972 | #1,804 | 47 | #70 | 3,739 |
| 1971 | #1,500 | 67 | #67 | 4,345 |
| 1970 | #1,637 | 57 | #59 | 5,036 |
| 1969 | #1,423 | 67 | #55 | 5,265 |
| 1968 | #1,504 | 57 | #54 | 5,709 |
| 1967 | #1,133 | 87 | #49 | 6,799 |
| 1966 | #1,142 | 86 | #45 | 7,758 |
| 1965 | #957 | 114 | #42 | 8,861 |
| 1964 | #1,051 | 106 | #38 | 10,302 |
| 1963 | #973 | 119 | #37 | 10,535 |
| 1962 | #931 | 130 | #35 | 11,840 |
| 1961 | #863 | 152 | #33 | 12,603 |
| 1960 | #832 | 153 | #32 | 14,206 |
| 1959 | #744 | 187 | #31 | 15,042 |
| 1958 | #844 | 146 | #32 | 15,188 |
| 1957 | #812 | 155 | #31 | 16,464 |
| 1956 | #689 | 193 | #28 | 16,547 |
| 1955 | #677 | 191 | #30 | 14,958 |
| 1954 | #656 | 195 | #33 | 12,638 |
| 1953 | #619 | 205 | #35 | 10,666 |
| 1952 | #562 | 239 | #41 | 8,646 |
| 1951 | #565 | 227 | #56 | 6,034 |
| 1950 | #597 | 200 | #80 | 4,354 |
| 1949 | #650 | 163 | #92 | 3,623 |
| 1948 | #652 | 163 | #99 | 3,141 |
| 1947 | #791 | 120 | #116 | 2,501 |
| 1946 | #786 | 109 | #148 | 1,637 |
| 1945 | #1,114 | 50 | #162 | 1,107 |
| 1944 | #1,293 | 38 | #191 | 805 |
| 1943 | #1,154 | 49 | #242 | 584 |
| 1942 | #1,387 | 34 | #315 | 379 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #406 | 207 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #433 | 181 |
| 1939 | — | #492 | 137 | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #583 | 101 |
| 1937 | — | #665 | 80 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #797 | 59 |
| 1935 | — | #915 | 48 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,150 | 33 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,586 | 19 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,716 | 18 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,003 | 14 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,602 | 21 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,317 | 12 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,843 | 9 | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #2,523 | 11 |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | — | #3,408 | 7 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | #3,489 | 7 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
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| 1916 | — | #3,897 | 5 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
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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 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nevada#73 · 1 in 344
- Louisiana#73 · 1 in 377
- North Carolina#76 · 1 in 397
- New Mexico#80 · 1 in 375
- Arkansas#85 · 1 in 402
Best ever in a state: #10 in Utah, 1952.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #73 | 95 | 1 in 377 |
| Nevada | #73 | 18 | 1 in 344 |
| North Carolina | #76 | 102 | 1 in 397 |
| New Mexico | #80 | 31 | 1 in 375 |
| Arkansas | #85 | 38 | 1 in 402 |
| Arizona | #86 | 58 | 1 in 456 |
| Oklahoma | #87 | 53 | 1 in 445 |
| West Virginia | #87 | 24 | 1 in 483 |
| Georgia | #88 | 85 | 1 in 508 |
| Maryland | #89 | 51 | 1 in 544 |
| Alabama | #91 | 51 | 1 in 501 |
| Maine | #91 | 14 | 1 in 516 |
| Michigan | #92 | 123 | 1 in 530 |
| Iowa | #93 | 35 | 1 in 553 |
| Mississippi | #95 | 41 | 1 in 424 |
| Tennessee | #96 | 59 | 1 in 546 |
| Wyoming | #96 | 8 | 1 in 433 |
| Florida | #97 | 131 | 1 in 570 |
| Ohio | #98 | 121 | 1 in 637 |
| Minnesota | #99 | 52 | 1 in 608 |
| Texas | #99 | 305 | 1 in 483 |
| Alaska | #100 | 11 | 1 in 459 |
| New York | #101 | 188 | 1 in 644 |
| Hawaii | #103 | 15 | 1 in 456 |
| Pennsylvania | #104 | 104 | 1 in 741 |
| South Carolina | #104 | 37 | 1 in 577 |
| Oregon | #105 | 30 | 1 in 607 |
| Washington | #105 | 54 | 1 in 584 |
| Indiana | #106 | 58 | 1 in 650 |
| Colorado | #112 | 38 | 1 in 662 |
| Wisconsin | #114 | 44 | 1 in 776 |
| New Jersey | #115 | 53 | 1 in 878 |
| Illinois | #117 | 105 | 1 in 783 |
| Utah | #118 | 28 | 1 in 608 |
| Connecticut | #119 | 23 | 1 in 867 |
| Missouri | #119 | 48 | 1 in 769 |
| New Hampshire | #122 | 7 | 1 in 979 |
| Kansas | #123 | 26 | 1 in 667 |
| Kentucky | #124 | 31 | 1 in 801 |
| North Dakota | #124 | 8 | 1 in 690 |
| South Dakota | #124 | 7 | 1 in 732 |
| Idaho | #125 | 12 | 1 in 602 |
| California | #130 | 350 | 1 in 638 |
| Massachusetts | #135 | 34 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Virginia | #146 | 39 | 1 in 969 |
| Montana | #153 | 7 | 1 in 791 |
| District of Columbia | #156 | 10 | 1 in 772 |
| Nebraska | #156 | 9 | 1 in 1,302 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1956 at #28 (16,547 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 37 yrs · run 1948–1984
- Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1935–2023
- Highest: 1 in 128 boys born in 1956 were named Randy (0.78%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,627 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 36.6% of all boys named Randy (120,537) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 24 | #3,368 (1918) | #3,598 |
| 1920s | 79 | #2,302 (1926) | #3,105 |
| 1930s | 530 | #492 (1939) | #1,151 |
| 1940s | 14,165 | #92 (1949) | #220 |
| 1950s | 120,537 | #28 (1956) | #40 |
| 1960s | 93,878 | #32 (1960) | #42 |
| 1970s | 36,545 | #59 (1970) | #77 |
| 1980s | 29,512 | #87 (1980) | #102 |
| 1990s | 16,785 | #131 (1990) | #195 |
| 2000s | 10,356 | #278 (2000) | #305 |
| 2010s | 5,634 | #347 (2010) | #532 |
| 2020s | 1,423 | #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 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 29,669 of them was named Randy, which outranked 84.8% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,882Tatum59
- #1,882Teryn59
- #1,882Thomasina59
- #1,906Randy58
- #1,906Allegra58
- #1,906Anjuli58
- #1,906Brea58
- #1,928Astrid57
- #1,928Brienne57
- #1,928Bryana57
Tied with 21 names at #1,906; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 642 of them was named Randy, which outranked 98.7% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.