Ranson vs Randy

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

Name A

Ranson

Boy name

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Name B

Randy

Boy name · Rank #1019

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Metric Ranson Randy
Current Rank Unranked #1019
Total Births (all years) 357 329,266
Peak Year 2003 1956
Peak Year Births 13 16,547
Peak Decade 2000ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Ranson Randy
1910ss 28 25
1920ss 25 79
1930ss 27 530
1940ss 30 14,164
1950ss 10 120,534
1960ss 11 93,878
1970ss 25 36,546
1980ss 48 29,514
1990ss 55 16,785
2000ss 62 10,356
2010ss 30 5,633
2020ss 6 1,222

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ranson Randy
2014 5 548
2015 — 493
2016 7 426
2017 6 384
2018 6 372
2019 6 349
2020 — 265
2021 — 249
2022 6 254
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, 1914–2022.

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