Randy
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAN-dee
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #1,084 for boys
Randy is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “shield wolf”. In 2025 it ranked 1,084th for boys in the US (198 babies).
What does Randy mean?
Germanic: pet form of Randall or Randolph
“shield wolf”
Short for Randall or Randolph; in British slang randy also means lustful, which limits its use in the UK.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Randy a girl's or a boy's name?
Randy is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 198 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Randy in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Randy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Randy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Randy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,084th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 198 about 1 in 8,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 198 boys in the US were named Randy, making it the 1,084th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 858th. Its busiest year was 1956, with 16,547 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Randy than any year since 1940.
Half of all the boys named Randy in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
Randy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 198 | #1,084 |
| 2024 | 220 | #1,013 |
| 2023 | 236 | #956 |
| 2022 | 254 | #908 |
| 2021 | 250 | #916 |
| 2020 | 265 | #858 |
| 2019 | 349 | #708 |
| 2018 | 372 | #674 |
| 2017 | 384 | #664 |
| 2016 | 427 | #628 |
| 2015 | 493 | #569 |
| 2014 | 548 | #510 |
| 2013 | 641 | #448 |
| 2012 | 696 | #413 |
| 2011 | 841 | #356 |
| 2010 | 883 | #347 |
| 2009 | 996 | #321 |
| 2008 | 1,102 | #302 |
| 2007 | 1,004 | #318 |
| 2006 | 1,052 | #310 |
| 2005 | 1,082 | #306 |
| 2004 | 977 | #316 |
| 2003 | 936 | #317 |
| 2002 | 1,017 | #294 |
| 2001 | 1,054 | #285 |
| 2000 | 1,136 | #278 |
| 1999 | 1,139 | #263 |
| 1998 | 1,276 | #244 |
| 1997 | 1,362 | #226 |
| 1996 | 1,509 | #206 |
| 1995 | 1,509 | #202 |
| 1994 | 1,644 | #186 |
| 1993 | 1,701 | #188 |
| 1992 | 2,008 | #159 |
| 1991 | 2,160 | #148 |
| 1990 | 2,477 | #131 |
| 1989 | 2,604 | #126 |
| 1988 | 2,716 | #112 |
| 1987 | 2,786 | #105 |
| 1986 | 2,728 | #103 |
| 1985 | 2,881 | #102 |
| 1984 | 2,909 | #100 |
| 1983 | 2,926 | #96 |
| 1982 | 3,229 | #94 |
| 1981 | 3,343 | #91 |
| 1980 | 3,390 | #87 |
| 1979 | 3,416 | #86 |
| 1978 | 3,220 | #86 |
| 1977 | 3,397 | #86 |
| 1976 | 3,320 | #79 |
| 1975 | 3,385 | #78 |
| 1974 | 3,342 | #79 |
| 1973 | 3,345 | #79 |
| 1972 | 3,739 | #70 |
| 1971 | 4,345 | #67 |
| 1970 | 5,036 | #59 |
| 1969 | 5,265 | #55 |
| 1968 | 5,709 | #54 |
| 1967 | 6,799 | #49 |
| 1966 | 7,758 | #45 |
| 1965 | 8,861 | #42 |
| 1964 | 10,302 | #38 |
| 1963 | 10,535 | #37 |
| 1962 | 11,840 | #35 |
| 1961 | 12,603 | #33 |
| 1960 | 14,206 | #32 |
| 1959 | 15,042 | #31 |
| 1958 | 15,188 | #32 |
| 1957 | 16,464 | #31 |
| 1956 | 16,547 | #28 |
| 1955 | 14,958 | #30 |
| 1954 | 12,638 | #33 |
| 1953 | 10,666 | #35 |
| 1952 | 8,646 | #41 |
| 1951 | 6,034 | #56 |
| 1950 | 4,354 | #80 |
| 1949 | 3,623 | #92 |
| 1948 | 3,141 | #99 |
| 1947 | 2,501 | #116 |
| 1946 | 1,637 | #148 |
| 1945 | 1,107 | #162 |
| 1944 | 805 | #191 |
| 1943 | 584 | #242 |
| 1942 | 379 | #315 |
| 1941 | 207 | #406 |
| 1940 | 181 | #433 |
| 1939 | 137 | #492 |
| 1938 | 101 | #583 |
| 1937 | 80 | #665 |
| 1936 | 59 | #797 |
| 1935 | 48 | #915 |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,150 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,586 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,716 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,003 |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,602 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,316 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,523 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,302 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,488 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,391 |
Names like Randy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rudy, Lenny, Rory, Billy, Reggie, Toby, Bobby, Ryan, Cody, Robin, Ronnie, Danny
Names related to Randy
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Randy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/randy, updated 20 October 2026.