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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 · #1089 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Randy is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1956, when it ranked #28. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 329,000 boys since 1915, ranked #1089 today.

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 1,339 notable people named Randy:

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

Similar names: Randall · Gary · Ralph · Andy · Bobby · Rodney

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