Girls' name · since 1931
Randi
Since 1931, U.S. Social Security records show 29,663 babies named Randi, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,192 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,663
- born since 1931
- 1980s
- peak decade
Randi currently ranks #4192 among girls' names in America, with 29,663 babies recorded since 1931.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randi has been recorded 29,663 times among girls since 1931, currently ranked #4192 nationally and more common than 76% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2025.
- #841 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,192 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 29,663 born since 1931
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Randi ranks #841 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,192 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 29,663 born since 1931, peaking in the 1980s.
- #841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,192 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,663
- born since 1931
- 1980s
- peak decade
Randi's 29,663 recorded births place it above 98.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Randi compares
29,663 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Randi's all-time total is 79x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Randi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,663 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,086 | 21 | 19,840 |
Randi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Randi's full recorded timeline at 1981, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 1,086 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Randi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 1,086
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Randi popularity over time - boys
1,136 total births recorded since 1949 (Randi as boys' name)
Randi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (9,724 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Randi's strongest decade.
9,724 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Randi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 740
1940s
740 births
- 1950s 3,561
1950s
3,561 births
- 1960s 3,412
1960s
3,412 births
- 1970s 3,580
1970s
3,580 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,724 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,730 births
- 2000s 1,779
2000s
1,779 births
- 2010s 796
2010s
796 births
- 2020s 318
2020s
318 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 9,724 births (33% of all-time use).
How Randi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Randi's total volume
Randi by state
Where Randi concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,283 | 11.1% |
| #2 | California | | 2,724 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,192 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,386 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,380 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,247 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 981 | 3.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 944 | 3.2% |
3,283 of 29,663 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Randi appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Randi's data
- Randi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (9,724 total births); usage has since declined to 318 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Randis (3,283 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Randi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~94 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1931–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Randi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.