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The first name Randi

A girl’s name from Norwegian.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Norwegian origin

Probably borrowed from Norwegian Randi.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Randi at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 34 girls born in the United States were named Randi, the 4,252nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 1,086 were.

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30,799
babies named Randi since 1880
#4,252
rank in 2025
1982
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Randi

5 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Randi Zuckerberg
    American businesswoman, born 1982
  • Randi Weingarten
    American lawyer, born 1957
  • Randi Altschul
    American toy inventor, born 1960
  • Randi Laubek
    Danish singer and songwriter, born 1973
  • Randi Bakke
    Figure skater (1904–1984)

Questions

What does the name Randi mean?
Probably borrowed from Norwegian Randi.
What is the origin of the name Randi?
Probably borrowed from Norwegian Randi.
Is Randi a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 96% of the 30,799 US babies named Randi since 1880 were girls.
When was Randi most popular?
1982 in the United States, when 1,086 babies were named Randi, its highest rank at 235th.