Entry № 5571 · Arabic origin

Randa Randa — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ RAN-dah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Arabic

Meaning

"Sweet-scented tree (Arabic + Randa Chahal filmmaker)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Arabic)

The meaning

A name that means "sweet-scented tree (arabic + randa chahal filmmaker)".

Randa is from the Arabic Randā (رندا — sweet-scented bay laurel). A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic heritage aesthetic. Notable bearers: Randa Chahal Sabag (1953-2008) — foundational Lebanese filmmaker + director of The Kite (Le cerf-volant, 2003) — Venice Film Festival Special Grand Jury Prize 2003; Randa Habib — foundational Jordanian-Lebanese journalist + Agence France-Presse Amman Bureau Chief + author of Hussein and Abdullah: Inside the Jordanian Royal Family (2010).

Featured throughout Arabic heritage.

Sweet-scented tree (Arabic). Randa Chahal Sabag Lebanese filmmaker + The Kite Venice Special Grand Jury Prize 2003 + Randa Habib AFP Amman Bureau Chief + Hussein and Abdullah 2010.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

رندا

Transliteration: Randā
Pronunciation: / ˈrɑːn.də /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Randa stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Randa · last year

88 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Randas before her.

Real people

Randa Chahal Sabag

Lebanese filmmaker + The Kite Venice 2003.

1953 – 2008

In fiction

Randa

Arabic bay laurel.

Names connected to Randa.

Numerology

The number behind Randa.

The Authority

Randa reduces to eight.

Parents on Randa

Why families chose this name.

"Arabic Randa. Five letters. Randa."

Aishah · Mother of one · Beirut