Gender
Origin
- English
- Diminutive of Randolph. House wolf: protector. Mythological wolf was esteemed for courage.
A nickname of Randolph, Randall, Rand and related names
Syllables
2
Themes
- Word
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Randy
Pronunciation
r(a)-ndy, ran-dy
Famous People
Actor Randy Quaid, Composer Randy Newman, Pitcher Randy Johnson, Singer Randy Travis
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1956 (rank #28, 16,540 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1084, 198 births)
- Girls: peak in 1952 (rank #560, 240 births); most recent 2023 (rank #13455, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 198 | – |
| 2024 | 218 | – |
| 2023 | 236 | 6 |
| 2022 | 254 | 7 |
| 2021 | 249 | 6 |
| 2020 | 265 | 5 |
| 2019 | 349 | – |
| 2018 | 372 | – |
| 2017 | 384 | 5 |
| 2016 | 426 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #2276, 8 births); most recent 2021 (rank #3448, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #374, 109 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2380, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2014 | 36 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #38, 125 births); most recent 2011 (rank #366, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence