Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1947.

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
2Robert1 in 19 (5.21%)91,645
5Richard1 in 30 (3.33%)58,497
11Ronald1 in 50 (1.98%)34,881
25Roger1 in 138 (0.73%)12,760
27Raymond1 in 142 (0.7%)12,357
48Roy1 in 233 (0.43%)7,558
50Ralph1 in 238 (0.42%)7,389
60Ronnie1 in 288 (0.35%)6,109
69Russell1 in 334 (0.3%)5,265
94Rodney1 in 494 (0.2%)3,559
97Ray1 in 521 (0.19%)3,378
105Randall1 in 631 (0.16%)2,786
117Randy1 in 711 (0.14%)2,474
165Roland1 in 1,236 (0.08%)1,423
172Ricky1 in 1,368 (0.07%)1,285
186Rick1 in 1,625 (0.06%)1,082
205Randolph1 in 1,885 (0.05%)933
210Ron1 in 1,989 (0.05%)884
215Reginald1 in 2,047 (0.05%)859
220Rex1 in 2,142 (0.05%)821
227Rickey1 in 2,269 (0.04%)775
229Ross1 in 2,326 (0.04%)756
235Rudy1 in 2,456 (0.04%)716
239Ruben1 in 2,498 (0.04%)704
252Rudolph1 in 2,722 (0.04%)646
262Rodger1 in 2,809 (0.04%)626
286Raul1 in 3,191 (0.03%)551
289Robin1 in 3,330 (0.03%)528
290Roosevelt1 in 3,330 (0.03%)528
296Roberto1 in 3,538 (0.03%)497
312Rufus1 in 3,839 (0.03%)458
318Ramon1 in 4,070 (0.02%)432
334Ronny1 in 4,640 (0.02%)379
347Ricardo1 in 5,097 (0.02%)345
360Roderick1 in 5,478 (0.02%)321
367Rene1 in 5,709 (0.02%)308
370Royce1 in 5,728 (0.02%)307
409Randal1 in 7,388 (0.01%)238
419Rafael1 in 7,957 (0.01%)221
429Rickie1 in 8,334 (0.01%)211
441Rodolfo1 in 9,018 (0.01%)195
446Roscoe1 in 9,505 (0.01%)185
464Ramiro1 in 10,344 (0.01%)170
479Rocco1 in 11,345 (0.01%)155
481Russel1 in 11,493 (0.01%)153
498Reynaldo1 in 12,297 (0.01%)143
500Reuben1 in 12,383 (0.01%)142
501Riley1 in 12,383 (0.01%)142
509Rod1 in 12,742 (0.01%)138
534Rocky1 in 14,777 (0.01%)119
551Randell1 in 16,132 (0.01%)109
556Rogers1 in 16,434 (0.01%)107
561Rogelio1 in 16,589 (0.01%)106
565Reed1 in 16,747 (0.01%)105
566Robbie1 in 16,747 (0.01%)105
608Rolland1 in 20,212 (0%)87
619Royal1 in 21,186 (0%)83
626Rayford1 in 21,709 (0%)81
627Reid1 in 21,709 (0%)81
636Raleigh1 in 22,544 (0%)78
659Regis1 in 25,120 (0%)70
668Roman1 in 25,859 (0%)68
690Russ1 in 29,307 (0%)60
699Reyes1 in 30,850 (0%)57
732Raymundo1 in 35,169 (0%)50
733Ryan1 in 35,169 (0%)50
743Rolando1 in 36,634 (0%)48
763Reggie1 in 39,076 (0%)45
785Rollin1 in 41,867 (0%)42
793Refugio1 in 42,889 (0%)41
821Rayburn1 in 47,525 (0%)37
822Rubin1 in 47,525 (0%)37
837Raphael1 in 50,241 (0%)35
843Rory1 in 51,719 (0%)34
844Rudolfo1 in 51,719 (0%)34
858Romeo1 in 54,951 (0%)32
859Rosendo1 in 54,951 (0%)32
893Rusty1 in 60,636 (0%)29
901Reymundo1 in 62,801 (0%)28
908Rand1 in 65,127 (0%)27
922Reynold1 in 67,632 (0%)26
939Rondal1 in 70,337 (0%)25
954Rojelio1 in 73,268 (0%)24
955Rollie1 in 73,268 (0%)24
964Raymon1 in 76,454 (0%)23
965Roel1 in 76,454 (0%)23
976Rich1 in 79,929 (0%)22
977Rosalio1 in 79,929 (0%)22
978Rosevelt1 in 79,929 (0%)22
994Randel1 in 83,735 (0%)21
995Rayfield1 in 83,735 (0%)21
1049Roddy1 in 97,691 (0%)18
1077Robby1 in 103,437 (0%)17
1078Rosario1 in 103,437 (0%)17
1102Raynaldo1 in 109,902 (0%)16
1153Rigoberto1 in 125,602 (0%)14
1154Rodrigo1 in 125,602 (0%)14
1186Randle1 in 135,264 (0%)13
1187Ronney1 in 135,264 (0%)13
1188Rueben1 in 135,264 (0%)13

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026


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