How Many People Are Named Randy?
people named Randy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,291 people in the US has this name
Based on 334,472 babies named Randy in Social Security records from 1915 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
16,740 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of RANDALL, RANDOLF or MIRANDA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Randy, 1.6% were girls and 98.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Randy fell from 22.5% in the 1920s to 1.7% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Randy alive today is about 56 years old, and 56% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 47 and 68 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Randy first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1956, to 16,740 babies. In 2025, 198 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Randy never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #28, in 1956, and it was in the top 100 for 37 years, 1948 to 1984. In 2025 it ranked #1,089.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,089 |
| Best rank | #28 (1956) |
| Years in the top 100 | 37 (1948 to 1984) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #33 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Randy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Randy were born in California than in any other state: about 24,846 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Randy was given 1.9 times as often in Iowa, 1.8 times in Idaho and 1.7 times in North Dakota.
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