Randa
Randa was the 11700th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 1092nd; the most babies were born in 1991 (107). Over the last ten years it has moved down 995 places. More babies were named Randa in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rhonda) modern coinage (Welsh-sounding) · American English, Welsh
- Rank in 2025
- #11,700 girls, up 1,462 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991107 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,690babies recorded
What does the name Randa mean?
Randa is a spelling of Rhonda, pronounced the same way, so it shares Rhonda's meaning and origin.
Rhonda is a modern coinage, which Wiktionary says is explained as Welsh rhon 'pike, lance' plus da 'good'. It may also have been inspired by the Rhondda Valley in Wales. It was mostly an American name, very popular in the 1950s and 1960s; the Beach Boys' song 'Help Me, Rhonda' (1965) is a well-known reference.
rhon (Welsh, “pike, lance”)da (Welsh, “good”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. The Welsh analysis is an explanation of a coined name.
Related names: Ronda, Rhondda.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rhonda', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Randa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,700 | 8 |
| 2020 | #13,162 | 7 |
| 2010 | #14,635 | 7 |
| 2000 | #3,791 | 34 |
| 1990 | #1,842 | 78 |
| 1980 | #1,357 | 93 |
| 1970 | #1,715 | 54 |
| 1960 | #1,592 | 50 |
| 1950 | #1,130 | 67 |
| 1940 | #3,780 | 7 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Randa, counting every spelling?
Randa is a spelling of Rhonda, a name family that had 27 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 27 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhonda | 19 | #6,277 | 73 |
| Randa | 8 | #11,700 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Randa?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Randa (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Randa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Randa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Randa?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Randa are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 35 and 62. That makes Randa mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Randa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Randa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Randa
What does Randa mean?
Randa is a spelling of Rhonda, usually explained as “modern coinage (Welsh-sounding)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Randa?
Randa was the 11700th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1953, when it ranked 1092nd; the most babies were born in 1991 (107). Over the last ten years it has moved down 995 places. More babies were named Randa in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Randa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Randa in the US.