Ran vs Randy

Side-by-side comparison of Ran and Randy — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ran

Boy name · Rank #12338

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Name B

Randy

Boy name · Rank #1019

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Metric Ran Randy
Current Rank #12338 #1019
Total Births (all years) 94 329,266
Peak Year 1979 1956
Peak Year Births 8 16,547
Peak Decade 2010ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1887 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Ran Randy
1880ss 5 —
1910ss 11 25
1920ss 5 79
1930ss — 530
1940ss 5 14,164
1950ss 5 120,534
1960ss 12 93,878
1970ss 8 36,546
1980ss 10 29,514
1990ss 5 16,785
2000ss — 10,356
2010ss 18 5,633
2020ss 10 1,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ran Randy
2014 — 548
2015 — 493
2016 — 426
2017 — 384
2018 — 372
2019 — 349
2020 — 265
2021 — 249
2022 — 254
2023 5 236
2024 5 218

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1887–2024.

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