The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1950 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1950 - 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 21 (4.85%) | 83,552 |
| 7 | Richard | 1 in 34 (2.96%) | 51,007 |
| 12 | Ronald | 1 in 57 (1.74%) | 29,938 |
| 27 | Roger | 1 in 137 (0.73%) | 12,546 |
| 31 | Raymond | 1 in 154 (0.65%) | 11,176 |
| 51 | Roy | 1 in 266 (0.38%) | 6,465 |
| 52 | Ralph | 1 in 268 (0.37%) | 6,410 |
| 68 | Russell | 1 in 349 (0.29%) | 4,933 |
| 70 | Randall | 1 in 356 (0.28%) | 4,839 |
| 76 | Ronnie | 1 in 374 (0.27%) | 4,599 |
| 80 | Randy | 1 in 396 (0.25%) | 4,344 |
| 88 | Rodney | 1 in 447 (0.22%) | 3,849 |
| 111 | Ray | 1 in 658 (0.15%) | 2,617 |
| 128 | Ricky | 1 in 820 (0.12%) | 2,099 |
| 162 | Randolph | 1 in 1,129 (0.09%) | 1,524 |
| 167 | Rick | 1 in 1,167 (0.09%) | 1,475 |
| 172 | Reginald | 1 in 1,337 (0.07%) | 1,287 |
| 174 | Rickey | 1 in 1,342 (0.07%) | 1,282 |
| 187 | Roland | 1 in 1,466 (0.07%) | 1,174 |
| 196 | Rex | 1 in 1,648 (0.06%) | 1,044 |
| 201 | Ruben | 1 in 1,760 (0.06%) | 978 |
| 235 | Ross | 1 in 2,286 (0.04%) | 753 |
| 241 | Rudolph | 1 in 2,377 (0.04%) | 724 |
| 245 | Robin | 1 in 2,407 (0.04%) | 715 |
| 253 | Raul | 1 in 2,754 (0.04%) | 625 |
| 263 | Rodger | 1 in 2,957 (0.03%) | 582 |
| 269 | Roosevelt | 1 in 3,073 (0.03%) | 560 |
| 270 | Roberto | 1 in 3,095 (0.03%) | 556 |
| 272 | Ricardo | 1 in 3,129 (0.03%) | 550 |
| 273 | Rudy | 1 in 3,135 (0.03%) | 549 |
| 287 | Ramon | 1 in 3,355 (0.03%) | 513 |
| 307 | Randal | 1 in 3,758 (0.03%) | 458 |
| 315 | Roderick | 1 in 3,956 (0.03%) | 435 |
| 331 | Rufus | 1 in 4,482 (0.02%) | 384 |
| 346 | Rene | 1 in 5,047 (0.02%) | 341 |
| 355 | Rickie | 1 in 5,279 (0.02%) | 326 |
| 371 | Ron | 1 in 5,874 (0.02%) | 293 |
| 378 | Royce | 1 in 6,081 (0.02%) | 283 |
| 380 | Rafael | 1 in 6,125 (0.02%) | 281 |
| 399 | Rocky | 1 in 6,912 (0.01%) | 249 |
| 402 | Rodolfo | 1 in 6,968 (0.01%) | 247 |
| 407 | Ronny | 1 in 7,323 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 431 | Roscoe | 1 in 8,562 (0.01%) | 201 |
| 455 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,184 (0.01%) | 169 |
| 462 | Reuben | 1 in 10,430 (0.01%) | 165 |
| 465 | Reed | 1 in 10,624 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 472 | Reynaldo | 1 in 10,756 (0.01%) | 160 |
| 479 | Rocco | 1 in 11,103 (0.01%) | 155 |
| 484 | Rogelio | 1 in 11,550 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 489 | Randell | 1 in 12,035 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 492 | Rogers | 1 in 12,381 (0.01%) | 139 |
| 552 | Rory | 1 in 15,366 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 562 | Russel | 1 in 16,236 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 571 | Roman | 1 in 17,210 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 585 | Reid | 1 in 18,912 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 591 | Riley | 1 in 19,337 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 599 | Reggie | 1 in 19,782 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 638 | Rayford | 1 in 23,257 (0%) | 74 |
| 664 | Robbie | 1 in 25,309 (0%) | 68 |
| 687 | Regis | 1 in 29,170 (0%) | 59 |
| 688 | Rolando | 1 in 29,170 (0%) | 59 |
| 698 | Raymundo | 1 in 30,193 (0%) | 57 |
| 703 | Rolland | 1 in 30,732 (0%) | 56 |
| 739 | Rubin | 1 in 35,123 (0%) | 49 |
| 766 | Reyes | 1 in 38,245 (0%) | 45 |
| 767 | Royal | 1 in 38,245 (0%) | 45 |
| 772 | Rand | 1 in 39,114 (0%) | 44 |
| 773 | Ryan | 1 in 39,114 (0%) | 44 |
| 780 | Reynold | 1 in 40,024 (0%) | 43 |
| 784 | Rosendo | 1 in 40,977 (0%) | 42 |
| 828 | Randel | 1 in 50,618 (0%) | 34 |
| 829 | Reymundo | 1 in 50,618 (0%) | 34 |
| 830 | Rod | 1 in 50,618 (0%) | 34 |
| 831 | Rudolfo | 1 in 50,618 (0%) | 34 |
| 837 | Refugio | 1 in 52,152 (0%) | 33 |
| 838 | Rusty | 1 in 52,152 (0%) | 33 |
| 848 | Raleigh | 1 in 53,782 (0%) | 32 |
| 859 | Rodrigo | 1 in 57,367 (0%) | 30 |
| 860 | Roel | 1 in 57,367 (0%) | 30 |
| 877 | Randle | 1 in 61,465 (0%) | 28 |
| 878 | Rollin | 1 in 61,465 (0%) | 28 |
| 891 | Raphael | 1 in 63,741 (0%) | 27 |
| 940 | Rojelio | 1 in 74,827 (0%) | 23 |
| 941 | Rosalio | 1 in 74,827 (0%) | 23 |
| 962 | Rupert | 1 in 81,953 (0%) | 21 |
| 981 | Raynaldo | 1 in 86,051 (0%) | 20 |
| 982 | Rondal | 1 in 86,051 (0%) | 20 |
| 1025 | Rolf | 1 in 95,612 (0%) | 18 |
| 1026 | Rosevelt | 1 in 95,612 (0%) | 18 |
| 1027 | Rudolf | 1 in 95,612 (0%) | 18 |
| 1049 | Rigoberto | 1 in 101,236 (0%) | 17 |
| 1050 | Rosario | 1 in 101,236 (0%) | 17 |
| 1051 | Russ | 1 in 101,236 (0%) | 17 |
| 1118 | Raymon | 1 in 122,930 (0%) | 14 |
| 1119 | Regan | 1 in 122,930 (0%) | 14 |
| 1120 | Rumaldo | 1 in 122,930 (0%) | 14 |
| 1179 | Raeford | 1 in 143,418 (0%) | 12 |
| 1180 | Raoul | 1 in 143,418 (0%) | 12 |
| 1181 | Reagan | 1 in 143,418 (0%) | 12 |
| 1182 | Richie | 1 in 143,418 (0%) | 12 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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