The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1953 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1953 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 1 in 22 (4.54%) | 86,092 |
| 7 | Richard | 1 in 33 (3.07%) | 58,258 |
| 15 | Ronald | 1 in 69 (1.46%) | 27,648 |
| 31 | Roger | 1 in 144 (0.69%) | 13,158 |
| 34 | Raymond | 1 in 171 (0.59%) | 11,103 |
| 35 | Randy | 1 in 178 (0.56%) | 10,636 |
| 51 | Ricky | 1 in 276 (0.36%) | 6,882 |
| 55 | Roy | 1 in 286 (0.35%) | 6,640 |
| 58 | Rodney | 1 in 291 (0.34%) | 6,522 |
| 59 | Ralph | 1 in 291 (0.34%) | 6,510 |
| 64 | Randall | 1 in 318 (0.31%) | 5,957 |
| 71 | Russell | 1 in 353 (0.28%) | 5,374 |
| 79 | Ronnie | 1 in 384 (0.26%) | 4,935 |
| 100 | Rick | 1 in 602 (0.17%) | 3,150 |
| 113 | Rickey | 1 in 671 (0.15%) | 2,824 |
| 115 | Ray | 1 in 678 (0.15%) | 2,796 |
| 159 | Robin | 1 in 1,104 (0.09%) | 1,718 |
| 161 | Randolph | 1 in 1,123 (0.09%) | 1,688 |
| 165 | Reginald | 1 in 1,170 (0.09%) | 1,621 |
| 187 | Rex | 1 in 1,432 (0.07%) | 1,324 |
| 191 | Roland | 1 in 1,489 (0.07%) | 1,273 |
| 203 | Ruben | 1 in 1,646 (0.06%) | 1,152 |
| 210 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,875 (0.05%) | 1,011 |
| 221 | Ross | 1 in 2,133 (0.05%) | 889 |
| 224 | Rickie | 1 in 2,184 (0.05%) | 868 |
| 244 | Randal | 1 in 2,569 (0.04%) | 738 |
| 253 | Rudolph | 1 in 2,682 (0.04%) | 707 |
| 255 | Raul | 1 in 2,693 (0.04%) | 704 |
| 263 | Roberto | 1 in 2,834 (0.04%) | 669 |
| 264 | Rocky | 1 in 2,843 (0.04%) | 667 |
| 270 | Rodger | 1 in 2,981 (0.03%) | 636 |
| 277 | Roderick | 1 in 3,155 (0.03%) | 601 |
| 282 | Rudy | 1 in 3,214 (0.03%) | 590 |
| 286 | Ramon | 1 in 3,350 (0.03%) | 566 |
| 288 | Roosevelt | 1 in 3,368 (0.03%) | 563 |
| 328 | Rufus | 1 in 4,547 (0.02%) | 417 |
| 341 | Rene | 1 in 5,043 (0.02%) | 376 |
| 364 | Rodolfo | 1 in 5,962 (0.02%) | 318 |
| 369 | Royce | 1 in 6,176 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 371 | Rafael | 1 in 6,216 (0.02%) | 305 |
| 374 | Ron | 1 in 6,257 (0.02%) | 303 |
| 386 | Ronny | 1 in 6,771 (0.01%) | 280 |
| 442 | Ramiro | 1 in 8,778 (0.01%) | 216 |
| 461 | Reed | 1 in 9,773 (0.01%) | 194 |
| 468 | Rocco | 1 in 10,139 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 483 | Reynaldo | 1 in 11,422 (0.01%) | 166 |
| 484 | Rory | 1 in 11,422 (0.01%) | 166 |
| 488 | Roscoe | 1 in 11,632 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 503 | Reuben | 1 in 12,312 (0.01%) | 154 |
| 511 | Rogelio | 1 in 12,725 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 512 | Roman | 1 in 12,898 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 514 | Reid | 1 in 13,076 (0.01%) | 145 |
| 517 | Randell | 1 in 13,543 (0.01%) | 140 |
| 537 | Rogers | 1 in 14,473 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 544 | Robbie | 1 in 14,812 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 548 | Rolando | 1 in 15,168 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 573 | Riley | 1 in 16,779 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 594 | Russel | 1 in 18,588 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 601 | Ricki | 1 in 18,960 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 611 | Rusty | 1 in 19,750 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 615 | Reggie | 1 in 19,958 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 633 | Ryan | 1 in 22,046 (0%) | 86 |
| 654 | Randel | 1 in 24,308 (0%) | 78 |
| 682 | Rayford | 1 in 26,704 (0%) | 71 |
| 692 | Regis | 1 in 27,478 (0%) | 69 |
| 696 | Royal | 1 in 28,298 (0%) | 67 |
| 714 | Rod | 1 in 31,082 (0%) | 61 |
| 751 | Rand | 1 in 36,461 (0%) | 52 |
| 772 | Rolland | 1 in 39,500 (0%) | 48 |
| 774 | Rob | 1 in 40,340 (0%) | 47 |
| 787 | Reyes | 1 in 42,133 (0%) | 45 |
| 793 | Raymundo | 1 in 43,091 (0%) | 44 |
| 809 | Robbin | 1 in 47,400 (0%) | 40 |
| 822 | Rubin | 1 in 48,615 (0%) | 39 |
| 833 | Robby | 1 in 51,243 (0%) | 37 |
| 834 | Rojelio | 1 in 51,243 (0%) | 37 |
| 835 | Rudolfo | 1 in 51,243 (0%) | 37 |
| 842 | Randle | 1 in 52,666 (0%) | 36 |
| 849 | Roel | 1 in 54,171 (0%) | 35 |
| 868 | Refugio | 1 in 57,454 (0%) | 33 |
| 890 | Raleigh | 1 in 61,161 (0%) | 31 |
| 896 | Raphael | 1 in 63,200 (0%) | 30 |
| 897 | Reymundo | 1 in 63,200 (0%) | 30 |
| 905 | Rosendo | 1 in 65,379 (0%) | 29 |
| 960 | Rollin | 1 in 79,000 (0%) | 24 |
| 985 | Russ | 1 in 86,181 (0%) | 22 |
| 1000 | Raymon | 1 in 90,285 (0%) | 21 |
| 1001 | Raynaldo | 1 in 90,285 (0%) | 21 |
| 1002 | Reynold | 1 in 90,285 (0%) | 21 |
| 1017 | Reinaldo | 1 in 94,800 (0%) | 20 |
| 1018 | Ritchie | 1 in 94,800 (0%) | 20 |
| 1033 | Rodrigo | 1 in 99,789 (0%) | 19 |
| 1034 | Rosalio | 1 in 99,789 (0%) | 19 |
| 1056 | Rolf | 1 in 105,333 (0%) | 18 |
| 1073 | Richie | 1 in 111,529 (0%) | 17 |
| 1074 | Ronaldo | 1 in 111,529 (0%) | 17 |
| 1097 | Rhett | 1 in 118,499 (0%) | 16 |
| 1116 | Rudolf | 1 in 126,399 (0%) | 15 |
| 1117 | Rueben | 1 in 126,399 (0%) | 15 |
| 1135 | Richardo | 1 in 135,428 (0%) | 14 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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