The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1947 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1947 - 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 (5.21%) | 91,645 |
| 5 | Richard | 1 in 30 (3.33%) | 58,497 |
| 11 | Ronald | 1 in 50 (1.98%) | 34,881 |
| 25 | Roger | 1 in 138 (0.73%) | 12,760 |
| 27 | Raymond | 1 in 142 (0.7%) | 12,357 |
| 48 | Roy | 1 in 233 (0.43%) | 7,558 |
| 50 | Ralph | 1 in 238 (0.42%) | 7,389 |
| 60 | Ronnie | 1 in 288 (0.35%) | 6,109 |
| 69 | Russell | 1 in 334 (0.3%) | 5,265 |
| 94 | Rodney | 1 in 494 (0.2%) | 3,559 |
| 97 | Ray | 1 in 521 (0.19%) | 3,378 |
| 105 | Randall | 1 in 631 (0.16%) | 2,786 |
| 117 | Randy | 1 in 711 (0.14%) | 2,474 |
| 165 | Roland | 1 in 1,236 (0.08%) | 1,423 |
| 172 | Ricky | 1 in 1,368 (0.07%) | 1,285 |
| 186 | Rick | 1 in 1,625 (0.06%) | 1,082 |
| 205 | Randolph | 1 in 1,885 (0.05%) | 933 |
| 210 | Ron | 1 in 1,989 (0.05%) | 884 |
| 215 | Reginald | 1 in 2,047 (0.05%) | 859 |
| 220 | Rex | 1 in 2,142 (0.05%) | 821 |
| 227 | Rickey | 1 in 2,269 (0.04%) | 775 |
| 229 | Ross | 1 in 2,326 (0.04%) | 756 |
| 235 | Rudy | 1 in 2,456 (0.04%) | 716 |
| 239 | Ruben | 1 in 2,498 (0.04%) | 704 |
| 252 | Rudolph | 1 in 2,722 (0.04%) | 646 |
| 262 | Rodger | 1 in 2,809 (0.04%) | 626 |
| 286 | Raul | 1 in 3,191 (0.03%) | 551 |
| 289 | Robin | 1 in 3,330 (0.03%) | 528 |
| 290 | Roosevelt | 1 in 3,330 (0.03%) | 528 |
| 296 | Roberto | 1 in 3,538 (0.03%) | 497 |
| 312 | Rufus | 1 in 3,839 (0.03%) | 458 |
| 318 | Ramon | 1 in 4,070 (0.02%) | 432 |
| 334 | Ronny | 1 in 4,640 (0.02%) | 379 |
| 347 | Ricardo | 1 in 5,097 (0.02%) | 345 |
| 360 | Roderick | 1 in 5,478 (0.02%) | 321 |
| 367 | Rene | 1 in 5,709 (0.02%) | 308 |
| 370 | Royce | 1 in 5,728 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 409 | Randal | 1 in 7,388 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 419 | Rafael | 1 in 7,957 (0.01%) | 221 |
| 429 | Rickie | 1 in 8,334 (0.01%) | 211 |
| 441 | Rodolfo | 1 in 9,018 (0.01%) | 195 |
| 446 | Roscoe | 1 in 9,505 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 464 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,344 (0.01%) | 170 |
| 479 | Rocco | 1 in 11,345 (0.01%) | 155 |
| 481 | Russel | 1 in 11,493 (0.01%) | 153 |
| 498 | Reynaldo | 1 in 12,297 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 500 | Reuben | 1 in 12,383 (0.01%) | 142 |
| 501 | Riley | 1 in 12,383 (0.01%) | 142 |
| 509 | Rod | 1 in 12,742 (0.01%) | 138 |
| 534 | Rocky | 1 in 14,777 (0.01%) | 119 |
| 551 | Randell | 1 in 16,132 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 556 | Rogers | 1 in 16,434 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 561 | Rogelio | 1 in 16,589 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 565 | Reed | 1 in 16,747 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 566 | Robbie | 1 in 16,747 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 608 | Rolland | 1 in 20,212 (0%) | 87 |
| 619 | Royal | 1 in 21,186 (0%) | 83 |
| 626 | Rayford | 1 in 21,709 (0%) | 81 |
| 627 | Reid | 1 in 21,709 (0%) | 81 |
| 636 | Raleigh | 1 in 22,544 (0%) | 78 |
| 659 | Regis | 1 in 25,120 (0%) | 70 |
| 668 | Roman | 1 in 25,859 (0%) | 68 |
| 690 | Russ | 1 in 29,307 (0%) | 60 |
| 699 | Reyes | 1 in 30,850 (0%) | 57 |
| 732 | Raymundo | 1 in 35,169 (0%) | 50 |
| 733 | Ryan | 1 in 35,169 (0%) | 50 |
| 743 | Rolando | 1 in 36,634 (0%) | 48 |
| 763 | Reggie | 1 in 39,076 (0%) | 45 |
| 785 | Rollin | 1 in 41,867 (0%) | 42 |
| 793 | Refugio | 1 in 42,889 (0%) | 41 |
| 821 | Rayburn | 1 in 47,525 (0%) | 37 |
| 822 | Rubin | 1 in 47,525 (0%) | 37 |
| 837 | Raphael | 1 in 50,241 (0%) | 35 |
| 843 | Rory | 1 in 51,719 (0%) | 34 |
| 844 | Rudolfo | 1 in 51,719 (0%) | 34 |
| 858 | Romeo | 1 in 54,951 (0%) | 32 |
| 859 | Rosendo | 1 in 54,951 (0%) | 32 |
| 893 | Rusty | 1 in 60,636 (0%) | 29 |
| 901 | Reymundo | 1 in 62,801 (0%) | 28 |
| 908 | Rand | 1 in 65,127 (0%) | 27 |
| 922 | Reynold | 1 in 67,632 (0%) | 26 |
| 939 | Rondal | 1 in 70,337 (0%) | 25 |
| 954 | Rojelio | 1 in 73,268 (0%) | 24 |
| 955 | Rollie | 1 in 73,268 (0%) | 24 |
| 964 | Raymon | 1 in 76,454 (0%) | 23 |
| 965 | Roel | 1 in 76,454 (0%) | 23 |
| 976 | Rich | 1 in 79,929 (0%) | 22 |
| 977 | Rosalio | 1 in 79,929 (0%) | 22 |
| 978 | Rosevelt | 1 in 79,929 (0%) | 22 |
| 994 | Randel | 1 in 83,735 (0%) | 21 |
| 995 | Rayfield | 1 in 83,735 (0%) | 21 |
| 1049 | Roddy | 1 in 97,691 (0%) | 18 |
| 1077 | Robby | 1 in 103,437 (0%) | 17 |
| 1078 | Rosario | 1 in 103,437 (0%) | 17 |
| 1102 | Raynaldo | 1 in 109,902 (0%) | 16 |
| 1153 | Rigoberto | 1 in 125,602 (0%) | 14 |
| 1154 | Rodrigo | 1 in 125,602 (0%) | 14 |
| 1186 | Randle | 1 in 135,264 (0%) | 13 |
| 1187 | Ronney | 1 in 135,264 (0%) | 13 |
| 1188 | Rueben | 1 in 135,264 (0%) | 13 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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