What does Randy mean?

Randy means "strong defender; male"

How do we pronounce Randy?

Randy \ran-dy, ra-ndy\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Randy is sometimes used as a girl name name variations. Its pronunciation is RAENDiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Randy: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Randy?

Randy is used predominantly in the English language, and its origin is Old Greek and Germanic. The name evolved form the pet forms of other names. It has been adopted by English speakers as an independent name, despite the association with the slang 'randy' meaning 'lusty'. In addition, Randy is a diminutive form of the name Andrew name (English, Greek, and Russian) in the English language. Randy can also be a short form of the name nicknames for Randall (English) as well as a short form of the name Randolph name variations (English). The name name Randi origin (English and Scandinavian) is the female form of Randy. short names for Randdy, Randea meaning of name, Randee meaning of name, meaning of Randi (English), name Randie origin (English), and nicknames for Ranndy are variants of Randy. meaning of Randey (English variant spelling) is another form of Randy. Randy is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1930s up to the 1950s; before that, it was of very modest use only. At the peak of its usage in 1956, 0.771% of baby boys were given the name Randy. It ranked at #28 then. The baby name has since suffered a substantial fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.043% and its ranking #349, was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after name Andrew origin, out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, it was used 16 times more than Randy. Randy has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century. In 1965, the name Randy was given to 75 times as many baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name Randy:

  • Actor Randy Quaid, born 1 October 1950, Houston, Texas
  • Country Singer Randy Travis, born Randy Bruce Traywick, 4 May 1959, Marshville, North Carolina
  • Music Producer Randy Jackson, born 23 June 1956, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Singer Randy Newman, born 28 November 1943, New Orleans, Louisiana.

List of baby names Randy:

nicknames for Randdy, nicknames for Randea, Randee name, baby name Randi (English), name Randie origin (English), Raemond meaning of name (English), Rahmet pronounciation (Turkish), Raimond meaning and origin (English), Raimund meaning (German), Rajmund meaning and origin (Czech and Polish), Ramit pronounciation (Indian), Ramith meaning of name (Indian), Ramnath meaning and origin (Indian), short names for Ramond (Dutch and English), what does the name Ramonde mean, short names for Randey (English), Rando pronounciation (German), Ranjeat name, Ranjyt name popularity, and short names for Ranndy.

The baby name Randy fun facts:

The name Randy in reverse order is "Ydnar".

The numerological value of the name Randy is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Randy?

Randy is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.03%
20130.03%
20120.04%
20110.04%
20100.05%
20090.05%
20080.05%
20070.05%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames