The first name Randy

Randy last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 5 boys. It peaked in 2008, with 8 births (#2,276).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Randy with other names.

In 2025, 198 boys born in the United States were named Randy, the 1,089th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 16,547 were.

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.

• Randy Pausch
  American professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design, 1960–2008
• Randy Quaid
  American actor (born 1950)
• Randy Couture
  American mixed martial artist, born 1963
• Randy Travis
  American country singer, born 1959
• Randy Matson
  American athletics competitor, born 1945
• Randy Harrison
  American actor, born 1977
• Randy Williams
  American athletics competitor, long jumper, born 1953
• Randy Foye
  American basketball player (born 1983)
• Randy Meisner
  American musician and founding member of the Eagles (1946–2023)
• Randy Blythe
  American vocalist, born 1971
• Randy Jones
  American disco and pop singer, born 1952
• Randy Brecker
  American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)

How popular is the name Randy?

In 2021, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Randy, ranking 3,451st. Its peak was 2008, with 8 births.

Is Randy a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 334,472 US babies named Randy since 1880 were boys.

When was Randy most popular?

1956 in the United States, when 16,547 babies were named Randy, its highest rank at 28th.

How do you pronounce Randy?

Randy is /ˈɹændi/, 2 syllables.