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Randy

Boy #14766 in 2023

Randy is a boy name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Randy

Used as a male given name in the US.

Popularity of Randy

Popularity, 1915–2023

242 births in 2023

1915 2023

329,048 U.S. births recorded from 1915–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1956

16,740 babies

First recorded

1915

108 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Bright fame; from 'hrod' (fame) and 'beraht' (bright)

Boy · Germanic languages

From Rycharde, from Richard, from Richardus and Ricohardus, from Rīkahard, from Rīkaharduz, a construction Cognate with t=Richard

Boy · Germanic languages

Anglicized from Raghnall, itself derived from Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn + valdr, later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold

Little king; descendant of Rían

A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh

Boy · Germanic languages

A number of places elsewhere

In regular use since the Reformation

Younger daughter of Laban, sister to Leah, and second wife of Jacob

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.