The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1946 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1946 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Robert | 1 in 19 (5.4%) | 84,121 |
| 5 | Richard | 1 in 26 (3.78%) | 58,866 |
| 10 | Ronald | 1 in 49 (2.05%) | 31,838 |
| 23 | Roger | 1 in 125 (0.8%) | 12,412 |
| 25 | Raymond | 1 in 138 (0.72%) | 11,277 |
| 43 | Roy | 1 in 225 (0.44%) | 6,919 |
| 48 | Ralph | 1 in 236 (0.42%) | 6,583 |
| 54 | Ronnie | 1 in 272 (0.37%) | 5,716 |
| 66 | Russell | 1 in 329 (0.3%) | 4,734 |
| 93 | Rodney | 1 in 473 (0.21%) | 3,293 |
| 95 | Ray | 1 in 493 (0.2%) | 3,156 |
| 122 | Randall | 1 in 758 (0.13%) | 2,055 |
| 148 | Randy | 1 in 961 (0.1%) | 1,620 |
| 165 | Roland | 1 in 1,247 (0.08%) | 1,248 |
| 205 | Randolph | 1 in 1,939 (0.05%) | 803 |
| 207 | Ron | 1 in 1,961 (0.05%) | 794 |
| 210 | Rick | 1 in 1,971 (0.05%) | 790 |
| 219 | Ricky | 1 in 2,101 (0.05%) | 741 |
| 223 | Reginald | 1 in 2,256 (0.04%) | 690 |
| 235 | Rex | 1 in 2,452 (0.04%) | 635 |
| 237 | Ross | 1 in 2,491 (0.04%) | 625 |
| 240 | Rodger | 1 in 2,527 (0.04%) | 616 |
| 242 | Ruben | 1 in 2,560 (0.04%) | 608 |
| 247 | Rudy | 1 in 2,639 (0.04%) | 590 |
| 250 | Rudolph | 1 in 2,666 (0.04%) | 584 |
| 280 | Roosevelt | 1 in 3,145 (0.03%) | 495 |
| 286 | Roberto | 1 in 3,264 (0.03%) | 477 |
| 289 | Raul | 1 in 3,355 (0.03%) | 464 |
| 291 | Rickey | 1 in 3,384 (0.03%) | 460 |
| 293 | Rufus | 1 in 3,498 (0.03%) | 445 |
| 308 | Ramon | 1 in 3,797 (0.03%) | 410 |
| 315 | Robin | 1 in 4,023 (0.02%) | 387 |
| 347 | Ricardo | 1 in 5,022 (0.02%) | 310 |
| 350 | Ronny | 1 in 5,121 (0.02%) | 304 |
| 354 | Rene | 1 in 5,277 (0.02%) | 295 |
| 360 | Royce | 1 in 5,350 (0.02%) | 291 |
| 385 | Roderick | 1 in 6,406 (0.02%) | 243 |
| 401 | Rodolfo | 1 in 7,207 (0.01%) | 216 |
| 418 | Rafael | 1 in 8,108 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 421 | Reuben | 1 in 8,237 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 429 | Roscoe | 1 in 8,601 (0.01%) | 181 |
| 451 | Ramiro | 1 in 9,791 (0.01%) | 159 |
| 467 | Reynaldo | 1 in 10,736 (0.01%) | 145 |
| 482 | Russel | 1 in 11,363 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 484 | Randal | 1 in 11,532 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 502 | Rickie | 1 in 12,355 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 505 | Riley | 1 in 12,454 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 506 | Rod | 1 in 12,454 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 509 | Rocco | 1 in 12,760 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 522 | Rogers | 1 in 14,025 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 557 | Rolland | 1 in 16,739 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 583 | Rogelio | 1 in 19,219 (0.01%) | 81 |
| 597 | Rayford | 1 in 20,757 (0%) | 75 |
| 598 | Regis | 1 in 21,037 (0%) | 74 |
| 613 | Robbie | 1 in 22,562 (0%) | 69 |
| 620 | Randell | 1 in 22,894 (0%) | 68 |
| 623 | Reed | 1 in 23,235 (0%) | 67 |
| 624 | Royal | 1 in 23,235 (0%) | 67 |
| 633 | Roman | 1 in 24,324 (0%) | 64 |
| 661 | Raleigh | 1 in 27,312 (0%) | 57 |
| 673 | Russ | 1 in 28,829 (0%) | 54 |
| 688 | Reggie | 1 in 30,525 (0%) | 51 |
| 689 | Rosendo | 1 in 30,525 (0%) | 51 |
| 714 | Rolando | 1 in 33,123 (0%) | 47 |
| 726 | Reid | 1 in 34,595 (0%) | 45 |
| 731 | Raymundo | 1 in 35,381 (0%) | 44 |
| 742 | Reynold | 1 in 36,204 (0%) | 43 |
| 744 | Reyes | 1 in 37,066 (0%) | 42 |
| 752 | Refugio | 1 in 37,970 (0%) | 41 |
| 756 | Raymon | 1 in 38,919 (0%) | 40 |
| 757 | Rocky | 1 in 38,919 (0%) | 40 |
| 788 | Rayburn | 1 in 44,479 (0%) | 35 |
| 824 | Reymundo | 1 in 51,892 (0%) | 30 |
| 825 | Rollin | 1 in 51,892 (0%) | 30 |
| 857 | Rich | 1 in 55,599 (0%) | 28 |
| 864 | Rubin | 1 in 57,658 (0%) | 27 |
| 886 | Raphael | 1 in 62,270 (0%) | 25 |
| 909 | Rusty | 1 in 64,865 (0%) | 24 |
| 925 | Rosario | 1 in 67,685 (0%) | 23 |
| 943 | Raynaldo | 1 in 70,762 (0%) | 22 |
| 944 | Roddy | 1 in 70,762 (0%) | 22 |
| 945 | Rondal | 1 in 70,762 (0%) | 22 |
| 962 | Rojelio | 1 in 74,131 (0%) | 21 |
| 963 | Rory | 1 in 74,131 (0%) | 21 |
| 1008 | Raeford | 1 in 86,487 (0%) | 18 |
| 1009 | Romeo | 1 in 86,487 (0%) | 18 |
| 1024 | Roel | 1 in 91,574 (0%) | 17 |
| 1025 | Rosevelt | 1 in 91,574 (0%) | 17 |
| 1026 | Rudolfo | 1 in 91,574 (0%) | 17 |
| 1027 | Ryan | 1 in 91,574 (0%) | 17 |
| 1053 | Rand | 1 in 97,297 (0%) | 16 |
| 1054 | Richmond | 1 in 97,297 (0%) | 16 |
| 1055 | Rollie | 1 in 97,297 (0%) | 16 |
| 1103 | Randle | 1 in 111,197 (0%) | 14 |
| 1104 | Raoul | 1 in 111,197 (0%) | 14 |
| 1130 | Randel | 1 in 119,751 (0%) | 13 |
| 1131 | Rodrigo | 1 in 119,751 (0%) | 13 |
| 1132 | Rolf | 1 in 119,751 (0%) | 13 |
| 1161 | Ruby | 1 in 129,730 (0%) | 12 |
| 1197 | Roby | 1 in 141,523 (0%) | 11 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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