Boys' name · peaked in 1956
Randy name popularity since 1925
334,410 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Randy (1.5% girls, 98.5% boys). Half of them were born in 1962 or earlier, so the typical Randy is about 64 years old in 2026. Randy peaked in 1956 as the #28 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 334,410
- Named Randy, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,089 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 98.5% boys
- 4,993 girls · 329,417 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 2.04× its national share
Peak year is the year Randy made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Randy births per year, 1925–2025
1956 was the biggest year for Randy both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1941 and 1946, Randy became 6× more common, from 1 in 5,930 baby boys to 1 in 992.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 2,260 to 1 in 4,440.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Randy's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Randy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Randy in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 12 | 52 | – |
| 1930s | 13 | 530 | #921 |
| 1940s | 741 | 14,165 | #162 |
| 1950s | 1,938 | 120,537 | #30 |
| 1960s | 1,071 | 93,878 | #42 |
| 1970s | 489 | 36,545 | #78 |
| 1980s | 423 | 29,512 | #102 |
| 1990s | 186 | 16,785 | #202 |
| 2000s | 80 | 10,356 | #306 |
| 2010s | 16 | 5,634 | #569 |
| 2020–25 | 24 | 1,423 | #1,089 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
58.0% of babies named Randy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Randy is most popular
The index compares Randy's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Randy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 2.04× | 8,660 |
| South Dakota | 1.89× | 2,015 |
| North Dakota | 1.85× | 1,943 |
| Idaho | 1.72× | 2,284 |
| Wyoming | 1.65× | 746 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Randy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Randy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Randy (1956).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data