Ranald vs Randy

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

Name A

Ranald

Boy name

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Name B

Randy

Boy name · Rank #1019

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Metric Ranald Randy
Current Rank Unranked #1019
Total Births (all years) 111 329,266
Peak Year 1959 1956
Peak Year Births 10 16,547
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Ranald Randy
1910ss 19 25
1920ss 7 79
1930ss 17 530
1940ss 18 14,164
1950ss 23 120,534
1960ss 16 93,878
1970ss — 36,546
1980ss 11 29,514
1990ss — 16,785
2000ss — 10,356
2010ss — 5,633
2020ss — 1,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ranald Randy
2014 — 548
2015 — 493
2016 — 426
2017 — 384
2018 — 372
2019 — 349
2020 — 265
2021 — 249
2022 — 254
2023 — 236
2024 — 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, 1914–1988.

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