Randi
Randi was the 4252nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 235th with 1,086 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,799 places. More babies were named Randi in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning Norwegian name; or pet form of Miranda · Norwegian, English
Say it RAN-dee /ˈrændi/
- Rank in 2025
- #4,252 girls, down 1,165 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19821,086 babies
- Total since 1880
- 30,799babies recorded
What does the name Randi mean?
Randi is probably borrowed from the Norwegian Randi, says Wiktionary. Wikipedia explains the Norwegian name as a 15th-century short form of Ragnfrid, an Old Norse name built on words for "the gods' counsel" and "beloved, fair". In North America it may also be a feminine of Randy or a pet form of Miranda. Randi was most popular in the US in the 1980s.
Ragnfríðr (Old Norse, “gods' counsel + beloved, fair”)
How sure is this? Probable. American Randi may come from the Norwegian name or from Randy/Miranda.
Related names: Randy, Miranda, Randee.
See also: Scandinavian names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Randi', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Randi', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Randi popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,136 since 1949.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,252 | 34 |
| 2020 | #3,087 | 52 |
| 2010 | #1,780 | 116 |
| 2000 | #858 | 257 |
| 1990 | #338 | 794 |
| 1980 | #338 | 715 |
| 1970 | #556 | 333 |
| 1960 | #484 | 411 |
| 1950 | #609 | 189 |
| 1940 | #4,246 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Randi, counting every spelling?
Randi is the most common spelling of a name family that had 34 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 34 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randi | 34 | #4,252 | 266 |
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 Randi?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Randi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Randi 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 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Randi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Randi?
About 27,500 people born in the US named Randi are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 34 and 54. That makes Randi 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.
Randi by state
How common Randi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Randi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Randi, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Randi · Sibling names for Randi
Randi is also a nickname for Miranda.
Questions about the name Randi
What does Randi mean?
Randi means “Norwegian name; or pet form of Miranda” (Norwegian, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Randi?
Randi was the 4252nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 235th with 1,086 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,799 places. More babies were named Randi in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Randi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Randi in the US.
Where is Randi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Randi was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and California.