How popular is the name Randy?

Randy ranks 115th among boys' names in US records, with 330,684 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,251.

Is Randy a unisex name?

No. Randy is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1956, when 16,581 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Randi. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#115 of boy names

Pronounced R AE1 N D IY0 (ARPABET)

Randy is a boys' name, and first appears in 1915. It has been given to 330,684 children — the 115th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 64% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1956, when 16,581 children were given it.

Randi is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

195616,581

These spellings sound identical to Randy and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Randy?: Randy ranks 115th among boys' names in US records, with 330,684 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,251.
Is Randy a unisex name?: No. Randy is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Randy most popular?: 1956, when 16,581 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Randy spelled?: Randi. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.