Randy

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A few things about Randy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Randy

Randy Schekman

Nobel prize winning American cell biologist

Choose Randy and your child shares a first name with Randy Schekman, a Nobel prize winning American cell biologist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Randy, like who?” Randy Schekman's Wikipedia article is available in 56 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,628 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Randy, 198 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Randy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryRandy first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1956, when it ranked #28. Today it's #1,084, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowRandy was 5.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,729 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 8,628.
• 🍂TrendRandy has slipped 226 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,084. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedRandy is most popular in Arkansas, where it ranks #398, followed by Kentucky (#485) and Oregon (#604). It's in the top 1,000 in 10 states.

About the name Randy

Randy is a boy name of English origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with R and ending in “-ndy”. US birth records list Randy for boys from 1915 to 2025, in 109 of those 111 years. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked #28 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,084, with 198 babies.

Origin:English names