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Randy

“Variant of Randolph — shield wolf (from Old Norse Rannúlfr, 'shield, rim' + 'wolf')” — Old Norse, via Randolph/Randall (also short for Miranda) origin

Boy's name · #1084 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Randy has appeared in US records since 1915 — best rank #28 (1956) · 329,468 babies named Randy all-time · 1 in 8,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Randys

Randy Schekman — Nobel prize winning American cell biologist
Randy Orton — American professional wrestler (born 1980)
Randy Newman — American singer-songwriter and pianist
Randy Pausch — American professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design
Randy Quaid — American actor (born 1950)

In stories & tradition

Randy Marsh — South Park
Randy Meeks — Scream · Scream 2
Randy Robertson — The Amazing Spider-Man

What Randys become

Among 1,338 notable people named Randy:

Athletes appear 2.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Randy Orton, American professional wrestler (born 1980).

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