The baby name Rand is a Boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced RAND.
The baby name Rand is a boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced RAND.
Rand is English, Germanic in Origin.
Rand is an English masculine name, usually a clipped form of Randolph or Randall. Its root is the Germanic name element represented by Old English rand, rond and Old Norse rönd, from Proto-Germanic *randaz, literally the rim or edge of a shield and by extension a shield. In Randolph the element is joined to wulf, wolf, so the full compound carries the sense shield-wolf; Rand preserves only the first element.
The name entered English naming chiefly through Norman and Scandinavian channels, with medieval Latin records showing forms such as Randulfus and Randolfus. Rand also became an English surname in Norfolk and elsewhere, sometimes as a patronymic from Randolph. Spelling variants include Rande, Rynd, and Raynd in surname use, while Randolph, Randolf, Randall, Randal, and Randy are related given-name forms. Modern bearers include U.S. senator Rand Paul, and fiction has Rand al'Thor in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time.
| Rand Paul Rand Paul is best known as a U.S. senator from Kentucky, serving in the Senate since 2011. He is an American Republican politician and currently chairs the Senate Homeland Security Committee. | Rand Brooks Rand Brooks was an American film and television actor, best known for playing Charles Hamilton in Gone with the Wind. He also appeared as Mr. Dilcey in the TV series Rin Tin Tin. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #64 | 1,285 | 11,303 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #83 | 767 | 7,570 |
| JO | 0 | #96 | 42 | 2,158 | |
| IQ | 0 | #102 | 28 | 3,533 | |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| AE | 0 | #166 | 12 | 10,220 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2019 | #183 | 2 | 1,462 |
| SY | 0 | #190 | 1,370 | 11,684 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| PS | 0 | #219 | 8 | 5,692 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #276 | 41 | 15,378 |
| IL | 0 | #279 | 4 | 6,291 | |
| SA | 0 | #286 | 10 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Girls | 2008 | #299 | 5 | 2,834 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #313 | 235 | 10,981 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #322 | 8 | 7,429 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #324 | 22 | 7,678 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| Canada | Boys | 2017 | #331 | 5 | 2,609 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #352 | 740 | 25,931 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #353 | 25 | 7,057 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| YE | 0 | #372 | 10 | 8,639 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #376 | 21 | 15,987 |
| EG | 0 | #407 | 6 | 6,387 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #434 | 249 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #445 | 178 | 11,648 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #448 | 106 | 20,968 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #480 | 36 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #507 | 4 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #510 | 26 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #536 | 13 | 10,655 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #597 | 11 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #605 | 54 | 13,263 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #685 | 13 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #720 | 19 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #815 | 24 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #850 | 110 | 14,742 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #873 | 20 | 7,044 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #873 | 14 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #910 | 7 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #926 | 30 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,099 | 13 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,114 | 15 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,140 | 72 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,152 | 25 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,576 | 39 | 28,008 |
Rand is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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