Is Rand a boy or girl name?

Rand is a boy’s name. Of the 3,101 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.5% were girls and 95.5% were boys.

Rand

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Rand was most popular in 1952, when 112 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,480 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,101 people named Rand.

Rand over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rand’s peak in 1952. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rand a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rand is a boy’s name — 4.5% of the 3,101 Americans given it were girls and 95.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 21% girls and 79% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rand

Where Rand is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org