Baby name
FADING
🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 Randy
/RAN · dee/
Meaning
“Shield wolf”
Diminutive of Randolph, from Old Germanic 'Rand' meaning shield edge and 'wolf' meaning wolf.
Nicknames
randall · rand
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Randy peaked in 1960s-70s North America and has declined substantially, now vintage.
The cultural moment.
North America saw Randy in top-20 in 1960s-70s, then consistent decline from 1980 onward, now strongly associated with retro-Americana era.