Is Randy a boy or girl name?
Randy is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 218 boys were named Randy, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.5% of the 334,271 US babies named Randy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,019
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Randy since 1915
- 334,271
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 16,740 babies
Boys and girls named Randy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 79 | 23 | 22.5% |
| 1930s | 530 | 13 | 2.4% |
| 1940s | 14,164 | 741 | 5% |
| 1950s | 120,534 | 1,938 | 1.6% |
| 1960s | 93,878 | 1,071 | 1.1% |
| 1970s | 36,546 | 490 | 1.3% |
| 1980s | 29,514 | 423 | 1.4% |
| 1990s | 16,785 | 186 | 1.1% |
| 2000s | 10,356 | 80 | 0.8% |
| 2010s | 5,633 | 16 | 0.3% |
| 2020s | 1,222 | 24 | 1.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 218 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 236 | #957 | 6 | #14,766 |
| 2022 | 254 | #911 | 7 | #13,273 |
| 2021 | 249 | #919 | 6 | #14,867 |
| 2020 | 265 | #859 | 5 | #16,984 |
| 2019 | 349 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 372 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 384 | #664 | 5 | #17,872 |
| 2016 | 426 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 493 | #569 | 6 | #15,996 |
| 2014 | 548 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 641 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 696 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 841 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 883 | #347 | 5 | #19,197 |
| 2009 | 996 | #321 | 7 | #14,876 |
| 2008 | 1,102 | #302 | 8 | #13,538 |
| 2007 | 1,004 | #319 | 6 | #17,127 |
| 2006 | 1,052 | #310 | 7 | #14,778 |
| 2005 | 1,082 | #306 | 6 | #15,987 |
| 2004 | 977 | #316 | 6 | #15,636 |
| 2003 | 936 | #317 | 8 | #12,135 |
| 2002 | 1,017 | #294 | 8 | #11,936 |
| 2001 | 1,054 | #285 | 14 | #7,640 |
| 2000 | 1,136 | #278 | 10 | #9,714 |
| 1999 | 1,139 | #263 | 12 | #8,102 |
| 1998 | 1,276 | #244 | 7 | #12,088 |
| 1997 | 1,362 | #226 | 14 | #6,743 |
| 1996 | 1,510 | #206 | 15 | #6,305 |
| 1995 | 1,508 | #202 | 19 | #5,173 |
| 1994 | 1,644 | #186 | 21 | #4,803 |
| 1993 | 1,701 | #188 | 23 | #4,495 |
| 1992 | 2,008 | #159 | 25 | #4,196 |
| 1991 | 2,160 | #148 | 24 | #4,302 |
| 1990 | 2,477 | #131 | 26 | #3,978 |
| 1989 | 2,604 | #127 | 26 | #3,867 |
| 1988 | 2,716 | #112 | 36 | #2,918 |
| 1987 | 2,787 | #105 | 36 | #2,763 |
| 1986 | 2,728 | #103 | 43 | #2,368 |
| 1985 | 2,881 | #102 | 58 | #1,922 |
| 1984 | 2,909 | #100 | 46 | #2,176 |
| 1983 | 2,926 | #96 | 46 | #2,147 |
| 1982 | 3,228 | #94 | 42 | #2,356 |
| 1981 | 3,343 | #92 | 38 | #2,519 |
| 1980 | 3,392 | #87 | 52 | #2,039 |
| 1979 | 3,416 | #86 | 41 | #2,331 |
| 1978 | 3,220 | #86 | 50 | #1,953 |
| 1977 | 3,397 | #86 | 45 | #2,116 |
| 1976 | 3,320 | #79 | 55 | #1,742 |
| 1975 | 3,385 | #78 | 39 | #2,187 |
| 1974 | 3,342 | #79 | 41 | #2,054 |
| 1973 | 3,346 | #79 | 47 | #1,821 |
| 1972 | 3,739 | #70 | 47 | #1,826 |
| 1971 | 4,344 | #67 | 67 | #1,510 |
| 1970 | 5,037 | #59 | 58 | #1,631 |
| 1969 | 5,265 | #55 | 67 | #1,436 |
| 1968 | 5,708 | #54 | 57 | #1,516 |
| 1967 | 6,798 | #49 | 87 | #1,140 |
| 1966 | 7,760 | #45 | 86 | #1,151 |
| 1965 | 8,862 | #42 | 114 | #965 |
| 1964 | 10,302 | #38 | 106 | #1,057 |
| 1963 | 10,533 | #37 | 118 | #982 |
| 1962 | 11,842 | #35 | 131 | #928 |
| 1961 | 12,600 | #33 | 152 | #865 |
| 1960 | 14,208 | #32 | 153 | #836 |
| 1959 | 15,041 | #31 | 187 | #745 |
| 1958 | 15,186 | #32 | 146 | #849 |
| 1957 | 16,466 | #31 | 155 | #817 |
| 1956 | 16,547 | #28 | 193 | #691 |
| 1955 | 14,957 | #30 | 191 | #680 |
| 1954 | 12,638 | #33 | 195 | #662 |
| 1953 | 10,665 | #35 | 205 | #620 |
| 1952 | 8,646 | #41 | 239 | #563 |
| 1951 | 6,033 | #56 | 227 | #567 |
| 1950 | 4,355 | #80 | 200 | #598 |
| 1949 | 3,623 | #92 | 163 | #654 |
| 1948 | 3,141 | #99 | 163 | #654 |
| 1947 | 2,501 | #116 | 120 | #793 |
| 1946 | 1,637 | #148 | 109 | #790 |
| 1945 | 1,107 | #162 | 50 | #1,115 |
| 1944 | 804 | #191 | 38 | #1,309 |
| 1943 | 584 | #242 | 49 | #1,166 |
| 1942 | 379 | #316 | 34 | #1,408 |
| 1941 | 207 | #409 | 8 | #3,501 |
| 1940 | 181 | #433 | 7 | #3,781 |
| 1939 | 137 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 101 | #584 | 7 | #3,776 |
| 1937 | 80 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 59 | #805 | 6 | #4,066 |
| 1935 | 48 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,168 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,081 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,667 | 7 | #4,198 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,401 | 5 | #5,479 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,666 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,827 | 5 | #5,731 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,744 | 6 | #4,862 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,473 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,748 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,068 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,631 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,803 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,741 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Randy reached #28 in 1956. As a girl name, it reached #563 in 1952. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Randy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.