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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Robert | 1 in 21 (4.77%) | 86,235 |
| 7 | Richard | 1 in 33 (3.01%) | 54,433 |
| 12 | Ronald | 1 in 62 (1.6%) | 28,974 |
| 29 | Roger | 1 in 146 (0.69%) | 12,404 |
| 32 | Raymond | 1 in 161 (0.62%) | 11,210 |
| 51 | Ralph | 1 in 278 (0.36%) | 6,501 |
| 52 | Roy | 1 in 280 (0.36%) | 6,446 |
| 56 | Randy | 1 in 300 (0.33%) | 6,029 |
| 66 | Randall | 1 in 327 (0.31%) | 5,523 |
| 72 | Russell | 1 in 349 (0.29%) | 5,175 |
| 82 | Ronnie | 1 in 402 (0.25%) | 4,501 |
| 84 | Rodney | 1 in 422 (0.24%) | 4,280 |
| 102 | Ricky | 1 in 594 (0.17%) | 3,045 |
| 113 | Ray | 1 in 681 (0.15%) | 2,653 |
| 143 | Rick | 1 in 972 (0.1%) | 1,859 |
| 161 | Randolph | 1 in 1,124 (0.09%) | 1,608 |
| 165 | Rickey | 1 in 1,186 (0.08%) | 1,524 |
| 171 | Rex | 1 in 1,224 (0.08%) | 1,477 |
| 174 | Reginald | 1 in 1,258 (0.08%) | 1,437 |
| 183 | Roland | 1 in 1,414 (0.07%) | 1,278 |
| 202 | Ruben | 1 in 1,830 (0.05%) | 988 |
| 207 | Robin | 1 in 1,925 (0.05%) | 939 |
| 217 | Ross | 1 in 2,097 (0.05%) | 862 |
| 228 | Rudolph | 1 in 2,237 (0.04%) | 808 |
| 252 | Raul | 1 in 2,710 (0.04%) | 667 |
| 257 | Roberto | 1 in 2,842 (0.04%) | 636 |
| 260 | Randal | 1 in 2,860 (0.03%) | 632 |
| 262 | Ricardo | 1 in 2,897 (0.03%) | 624 |
| 267 | Rudy | 1 in 3,033 (0.03%) | 596 |
| 282 | Rodger | 1 in 3,299 (0.03%) | 548 |
| 284 | Roosevelt | 1 in 3,354 (0.03%) | 539 |
| 294 | Rickie | 1 in 3,510 (0.03%) | 515 |
| 302 | Ramon | 1 in 3,712 (0.03%) | 487 |
| 321 | Roderick | 1 in 4,223 (0.02%) | 428 |
| 322 | Rufus | 1 in 4,263 (0.02%) | 424 |
| 348 | Rocky | 1 in 5,239 (0.02%) | 345 |
| 360 | Rene | 1 in 5,528 (0.02%) | 327 |
| 370 | Royce | 1 in 5,927 (0.02%) | 305 |
| 381 | Rodolfo | 1 in 6,410 (0.02%) | 282 |
| 391 | Ron | 1 in 7,006 (0.01%) | 258 |
| 400 | Rafael | 1 in 7,348 (0.01%) | 246 |
| 428 | Reynaldo | 1 in 8,567 (0.01%) | 211 |
| 442 | Ronny | 1 in 9,564 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 447 | Reed | 1 in 9,718 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 471 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,889 (0.01%) | 166 |
| 472 | Roscoe | 1 in 11,022 (0.01%) | 164 |
| 474 | Reuben | 1 in 11,227 (0.01%) | 161 |
| 475 | Rocco | 1 in 11,227 (0.01%) | 161 |
| 498 | Randell | 1 in 12,214 (0.01%) | 148 |
| 523 | Rogers | 1 in 14,233 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 544 | Rogelio | 1 in 15,583 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 546 | Riley | 1 in 15,856 (0.01%) | 114 |
| 555 | Rolando | 1 in 16,433 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 565 | Roman | 1 in 17,381 (0.01%) | 104 |
| 569 | Russel | 1 in 17,550 (0.01%) | 103 |
| 579 | Reid | 1 in 18,445 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 597 | Rory | 1 in 19,864 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 613 | Robbie | 1 in 20,777 (0%) | 87 |
| 620 | Reggie | 1 in 21,519 (0%) | 84 |
| 668 | Royal | 1 in 25,459 (0%) | 71 |
| 673 | Rayford | 1 in 25,823 (0%) | 70 |
| 674 | Regis | 1 in 25,823 (0%) | 70 |
| 686 | Raymundo | 1 in 27,388 (0%) | 66 |
| 694 | Ryan | 1 in 28,692 (0%) | 63 |
| 722 | Rolland | 1 in 32,279 (0%) | 56 |
| 730 | Rosendo | 1 in 33,474 (0%) | 54 |
| 731 | Rudolfo | 1 in 33,474 (0%) | 54 |
| 732 | Rusty | 1 in 33,474 (0%) | 54 |
| 760 | Rubin | 1 in 36,890 (0%) | 49 |
| 766 | Rand | 1 in 37,658 (0%) | 48 |
| 767 | Randel | 1 in 37,658 (0%) | 48 |
| 777 | Refugio | 1 in 40,169 (0%) | 45 |
| 801 | Reyes | 1 in 43,038 (0%) | 42 |
| 806 | Ricki | 1 in 44,088 (0%) | 41 |
| 807 | Rod | 1 in 44,088 (0%) | 41 |
| 820 | Rolf | 1 in 46,349 (0%) | 39 |
| 828 | Raleigh | 1 in 48,854 (0%) | 37 |
| 858 | Rigoberto | 1 in 54,776 (0%) | 33 |
| 865 | Reymundo | 1 in 56,488 (0%) | 32 |
| 869 | Rollin | 1 in 58,310 (0%) | 31 |
| 900 | Randle | 1 in 64,557 (0%) | 28 |
| 901 | Raphael | 1 in 64,557 (0%) | 28 |
| 902 | Ritchie | 1 in 64,557 (0%) | 28 |
| 910 | Rodrigo | 1 in 66,948 (0%) | 27 |
| 931 | Raymon | 1 in 72,304 (0%) | 25 |
| 932 | Rojelio | 1 in 72,304 (0%) | 25 |
| 933 | Rosario | 1 in 72,304 (0%) | 25 |
| 945 | Rupert | 1 in 75,317 (0%) | 24 |
| 971 | Roel | 1 in 82,164 (0%) | 22 |
| 992 | Reinaldo | 1 in 90,380 (0%) | 20 |
| 993 | Rexford | 1 in 90,380 (0%) | 20 |
| 994 | Rondal | 1 in 90,380 (0%) | 20 |
| 995 | Rosevelt | 1 in 90,380 (0%) | 20 |
| 996 | Rudolf | 1 in 90,380 (0%) | 20 |
| 1029 | Randolf | 1 in 100,422 (0%) | 18 |
| 1030 | Rodrick | 1 in 100,422 (0%) | 18 |
| 1052 | Rosalio | 1 in 106,330 (0%) | 17 |
| 1077 | Raeford | 1 in 112,975 (0%) | 16 |
| 1078 | Rito | 1 in 112,975 (0%) | 16 |
| 1101 | Richardo | 1 in 120,507 (0%) | 15 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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