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Rand
OriginEnglish
Meaning"living on riverbank"
About Rand
The new Randy -- though a bit commercial, as in Rand Corporation, Rand McNally, et al.
Pronounced RAND.
As of October 2026, Rand ranked #6074 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #656 in 1952.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,738 | 21 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | #4,888 | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,819 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,991 | 20 | 11.6 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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