Rand vs Randy

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

Name A

Rand

Boy name · Rank #4889

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Name B

Randy

Boy name · Rank #1019

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Metric Rand Randy
Current Rank #4889 #1019
Total Births (all years) 2,945 329,266
Peak Year 1952 1956
Peak Year Births 112 16,547
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Rand Randy
1910ss 7 25
1920ss 25 79
1930ss 62 530
1940ss 444 14,164
1950ss 982 120,534
1960ss 478 93,878
1970ss 178 36,546
1980ss 177 29,514
1990ss 171 16,785
2000ss 152 10,356
2010ss 186 5,633
2020ss 83 1,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rand Randy
2014 18 548
2015 18 493
2016 21 426
2017 20 384
2018 18 372
2019 16 349
2020 20 265
2021 16 249
2022 16 254
2023 11 236
2024 20 218

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, 1913–2024.

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