Randolf vs Randy

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

Name A

Randolf

Boy name

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Name B

Randy

Boy name · Rank #1019

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Metric Randolf Randy
Current Rank Unranked #1019
Total Births (all years) 973 329,266
Peak Year 1955 1956
Peak Year Births 62 16,547
Peak Decade 1950ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1939 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Randolf Randy
1910ss — 25
1920ss — 79
1930ss 9 530
1940ss 100 14,164
1950ss 424 120,534
1960ss 195 93,878
1970ss 112 36,546
1980ss 87 29,514
1990ss 38 16,785
2000ss 8 10,356
2010ss — 5,633
2020ss — 1,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Randolf 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, 1939–2004.

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