Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1951.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1951 Starting On R.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names from 1951 - 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 21 (4.77%)86,235
7Richard1 in 33 (3.01%)54,433
12Ronald1 in 62 (1.6%)28,974
29Roger1 in 146 (0.69%)12,404
32Raymond1 in 161 (0.62%)11,210
51Ralph1 in 278 (0.36%)6,501
52Roy1 in 280 (0.36%)6,446
56Randy1 in 300 (0.33%)6,029
66Randall1 in 327 (0.31%)5,523
72Russell1 in 349 (0.29%)5,175
82Ronnie1 in 402 (0.25%)4,501
84Rodney1 in 422 (0.24%)4,280
102Ricky1 in 594 (0.17%)3,045
113Ray1 in 681 (0.15%)2,653
143Rick1 in 972 (0.1%)1,859
161Randolph1 in 1,124 (0.09%)1,608
165Rickey1 in 1,186 (0.08%)1,524
171Rex1 in 1,224 (0.08%)1,477
174Reginald1 in 1,258 (0.08%)1,437
183Roland1 in 1,414 (0.07%)1,278
202Ruben1 in 1,830 (0.05%)988
207Robin1 in 1,925 (0.05%)939
217Ross1 in 2,097 (0.05%)862
228Rudolph1 in 2,237 (0.04%)808
252Raul1 in 2,710 (0.04%)667
257Roberto1 in 2,842 (0.04%)636
260Randal1 in 2,860 (0.03%)632
262Ricardo1 in 2,897 (0.03%)624
267Rudy1 in 3,033 (0.03%)596
282Rodger1 in 3,299 (0.03%)548
284Roosevelt1 in 3,354 (0.03%)539
294Rickie1 in 3,510 (0.03%)515
302Ramon1 in 3,712 (0.03%)487
321Roderick1 in 4,223 (0.02%)428
322Rufus1 in 4,263 (0.02%)424
348Rocky1 in 5,239 (0.02%)345
360Rene1 in 5,528 (0.02%)327
370Royce1 in 5,927 (0.02%)305
381Rodolfo1 in 6,410 (0.02%)282
391Ron1 in 7,006 (0.01%)258
400Rafael1 in 7,348 (0.01%)246
428Reynaldo1 in 8,567 (0.01%)211
442Ronny1 in 9,564 (0.01%)189
447Reed1 in 9,718 (0.01%)186
471Ramiro1 in 10,889 (0.01%)166
472Roscoe1 in 11,022 (0.01%)164
474Reuben1 in 11,227 (0.01%)161
475Rocco1 in 11,227 (0.01%)161
498Randell1 in 12,214 (0.01%)148
523Rogers1 in 14,233 (0.01%)127
544Rogelio1 in 15,583 (0.01%)116
546Riley1 in 15,856 (0.01%)114
555Rolando1 in 16,433 (0.01%)110
565Roman1 in 17,381 (0.01%)104
569Russel1 in 17,550 (0.01%)103
579Reid1 in 18,445 (0.01%)98
597Rory1 in 19,864 (0.01%)91
613Robbie1 in 20,777 (0%)87
620Reggie1 in 21,519 (0%)84
668Royal1 in 25,459 (0%)71
673Rayford1 in 25,823 (0%)70
674Regis1 in 25,823 (0%)70
686Raymundo1 in 27,388 (0%)66
694Ryan1 in 28,692 (0%)63
722Rolland1 in 32,279 (0%)56
730Rosendo1 in 33,474 (0%)54
731Rudolfo1 in 33,474 (0%)54
732Rusty1 in 33,474 (0%)54
760Rubin1 in 36,890 (0%)49
766Rand1 in 37,658 (0%)48
767Randel1 in 37,658 (0%)48
777Refugio1 in 40,169 (0%)45
801Reyes1 in 43,038 (0%)42
806Ricki1 in 44,088 (0%)41
807Rod1 in 44,088 (0%)41
820Rolf1 in 46,349 (0%)39
828Raleigh1 in 48,854 (0%)37
858Rigoberto1 in 54,776 (0%)33
865Reymundo1 in 56,488 (0%)32
869Rollin1 in 58,310 (0%)31
900Randle1 in 64,557 (0%)28
901Raphael1 in 64,557 (0%)28
902Ritchie1 in 64,557 (0%)28
910Rodrigo1 in 66,948 (0%)27
931Raymon1 in 72,304 (0%)25
932Rojelio1 in 72,304 (0%)25
933Rosario1 in 72,304 (0%)25
945Rupert1 in 75,317 (0%)24
971Roel1 in 82,164 (0%)22
992Reinaldo1 in 90,380 (0%)20
993Rexford1 in 90,380 (0%)20
994Rondal1 in 90,380 (0%)20
995Rosevelt1 in 90,380 (0%)20
996Rudolf1 in 90,380 (0%)20
1029Randolf1 in 100,422 (0%)18
1030Rodrick1 in 100,422 (0%)18
1052Rosalio1 in 106,330 (0%)17
1077Raeford1 in 112,975 (0%)16
1078Rito1 in 112,975 (0%)16
1101Richardo1 in 120,507 (0%)15

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


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