first name
RANDY
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 250,619 people named Randy, 78.6% reported their origin as White, 8% as Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% as Black. 98.5% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Randy peaked in 1956, when 16,740 babies got the name.
At least 334,472 babies have been given the name since 1915. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Randy by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #59. The largest share of babies named Randy, 58%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Randy is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Randy has been most common in Iowa (2×), South Dakota (1.8×), and Idaho (1.7×), and least common in Massachusetts (0.36×).
330,036 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Randy
Spelled almost the same
7 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Randy, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Randy ranks #80,815 of 156,621, with 253 people. See Randy as a last name
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