Ransford vs Randy

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

Name A

Ransford

Boy name

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Name B

Randy

Boy name · Rank #1019

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Metric Ransford Randy
Current Rank Unranked #1019
Total Births (all years) 28 329,266
Peak Year 1914 1956
Peak Year Births 6 16,547
Peak Decade 1910ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Ransford Randy
1910ss 6 25
1920ss 6 79
1930ss — 530
1940ss 5 14,164
1950ss — 120,534
1960ss — 93,878
1970ss 6 36,546
1980ss — 29,514
1990ss — 16,785
2000ss — 10,356
2010ss 5 5,633
2020ss — 1,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ransford Randy
2014 — 548
2015 — 493
2016 — 426
2017 — 384
2018 — 372
2019 5 349
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, 1914–2019.

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