Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1948.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1948 Starting On R.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names from 1948 - 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 20 (5.08%)85,432
7Richard1 in 33 (3.03%)50,927
10Ronald1 in 50 (1.99%)33,482
24Roger1 in 131 (0.76%)12,806
27Raymond1 in 145 (0.69%)11,599
49Roy1 in 238 (0.42%)7,061
51Ralph1 in 244 (0.41%)6,905
59Ronnie1 in 286 (0.35%)5,880
67Russell1 in 330 (0.3%)5,097
92Rodney1 in 488 (0.2%)3,450
98Randall1 in 530 (0.19%)3,173
99Randy1 in 537 (0.19%)3,132
100Ray1 in 538 (0.19%)3,130
155Ricky1 in 1,061 (0.09%)1,586
168Roland1 in 1,267 (0.08%)1,328
174Rick1 in 1,347 (0.07%)1,249
183Randolph1 in 1,518 (0.07%)1,109
193Rickey1 in 1,681 (0.06%)1,001
205Reginald1 in 1,835 (0.05%)917
210Rex1 in 1,932 (0.05%)871
212Ruben1 in 1,941 (0.05%)867
233Ron1 in 2,293 (0.04%)734
238Ross1 in 2,422 (0.04%)695
241Rudolph1 in 2,461 (0.04%)684
243Rudy1 in 2,508 (0.04%)671
249Rodger1 in 2,655 (0.04%)634
259Raul1 in 2,833 (0.04%)594
270Roosevelt1 in 2,942 (0.03%)572
272Roberto1 in 2,947 (0.03%)571
283Robin1 in 3,152 (0.03%)534
308Rufus1 in 3,740 (0.03%)450
311Ramon1 in 3,816 (0.03%)441
315Ricardo1 in 4,007 (0.02%)420
346Ronny1 in 4,950 (0.02%)340
351Roderick1 in 5,227 (0.02%)322
359Rene1 in 5,360 (0.02%)314
361Royce1 in 5,429 (0.02%)310
388Randal1 in 6,280 (0.02%)268
395Rickie1 in 6,679 (0.01%)252
404Rafael1 in 6,897 (0.01%)244
422Rodolfo1 in 8,014 (0.01%)210
437Roscoe1 in 8,543 (0.01%)197
447Ramiro1 in 9,350 (0.01%)180
470Rocco1 in 10,652 (0.01%)158
474Reuben1 in 10,928 (0.01%)154
475Rocky1 in 10,928 (0.01%)154
483Reynaldo1 in 11,527 (0.01%)146
497Riley1 in 12,375 (0.01%)136
505Russel1 in 12,847 (0.01%)131
523Rogelio1 in 14,143 (0.01%)119
524Rogers1 in 14,143 (0.01%)119
549Reed1 in 15,729 (0.01%)107
561Rod1 in 16,830 (0.01%)100
597Roman1 in 20,036 (0%)84
613Rayford1 in 21,577 (0%)78
625Robbie1 in 23,375 (0%)72
628Randell1 in 23,704 (0%)71
631Rory1 in 24,043 (0%)70
632Royal1 in 24,043 (0%)70
639Regis1 in 24,750 (0%)68
642Reggie1 in 25,119 (0%)67
680Raymundo1 in 28,525 (0%)59
688Raleigh1 in 29,526 (0%)57
692Reid1 in 30,053 (0%)56
699Rubin1 in 31,166 (0%)54
703Reyes1 in 31,754 (0%)53
710Refugio1 in 32,365 (0%)52
715Rosendo1 in 33,000 (0%)51
731Rolland1 in 35,062 (0%)48
740Rolando1 in 36,587 (0%)46
764Rand1 in 40,071 (0%)42
801Raphael1 in 46,750 (0%)36
802Reymundo1 in 46,750 (0%)36
814Russ1 in 49,500 (0%)34
824Rusty1 in 51,000 (0%)33
873Roddy1 in 60,107 (0%)28
884Raymon1 in 62,333 (0%)27
885Rosario1 in 62,333 (0%)27
902Rollin1 in 64,730 (0%)26
910Rolf1 in 67,319 (0%)25
911Rudolfo1 in 67,319 (0%)25
931Rayburn1 in 70,124 (0%)24
943Roel1 in 73,173 (0%)23
944Rupert1 in 73,173 (0%)23
954Rodrigo1 in 76,499 (0%)22
970Rich1 in 80,142 (0%)21
991Rojelio1 in 84,149 (0%)20
1007Randel1 in 88,578 (0%)19
1024Romeo1 in 93,499 (0%)18
1048Ricki1 in 98,999 (0%)17
1049Ryan1 in 98,999 (0%)17
1093Randle1 in 112,199 (0%)15
1094Rob1 in 112,199 (0%)15
1095Rogerio1 in 112,199 (0%)15
1096Rollie1 in 112,199 (0%)15
1097Rondal1 in 112,199 (0%)15
1121Raynaldo1 in 120,213 (0%)14
1122Richie1 in 120,213 (0%)14
1149Rudolf1 in 129,460 (0%)13
1150Ryland1 in 129,460 (0%)13

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


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