Randal vs Randy

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

Name A

Randal

Boy name · Rank #5454

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Name B

Randy

Boy name · Rank #1019

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Metric Randal Randy
Current Rank #5454 #1019
Total Births (all years) 29,174 329,266
Peak Year 1958 1956
Peak Year Births 1,477 16,547
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Randal Randy
1900ss 9 —
1910ss 117 25
1920ss 208 79
1930ss 334 530
1940ss 1,707 14,164
1950ss 10,367 120,534
1960ss 8,386 93,878
1970ss 3,366 36,546
1980ss 2,419 29,514
1990ss 1,317 16,785
2000ss 533 10,356
2010ss 308 5,633
2020ss 103 1,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Randal Randy
2014 30 548
2015 41 493
2016 24 426
2017 27 384
2018 31 372
2019 20 349
2020 29 265
2021 21 249
2022 25 254
2023 11 236
2024 17 218

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, 1909–2024.

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