Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1953.

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
1Robert1 in 22 (4.54%)86,092
7Richard1 in 33 (3.07%)58,258
15Ronald1 in 69 (1.46%)27,648
31Roger1 in 144 (0.69%)13,158
34Raymond1 in 171 (0.59%)11,103
35Randy1 in 178 (0.56%)10,636
51Ricky1 in 276 (0.36%)6,882
55Roy1 in 286 (0.35%)6,640
58Rodney1 in 291 (0.34%)6,522
59Ralph1 in 291 (0.34%)6,510
64Randall1 in 318 (0.31%)5,957
71Russell1 in 353 (0.28%)5,374
79Ronnie1 in 384 (0.26%)4,935
100Rick1 in 602 (0.17%)3,150
113Rickey1 in 671 (0.15%)2,824
115Ray1 in 678 (0.15%)2,796
159Robin1 in 1,104 (0.09%)1,718
161Randolph1 in 1,123 (0.09%)1,688
165Reginald1 in 1,170 (0.09%)1,621
187Rex1 in 1,432 (0.07%)1,324
191Roland1 in 1,489 (0.07%)1,273
203Ruben1 in 1,646 (0.06%)1,152
210Ricardo1 in 1,875 (0.05%)1,011
221Ross1 in 2,133 (0.05%)889
224Rickie1 in 2,184 (0.05%)868
244Randal1 in 2,569 (0.04%)738
253Rudolph1 in 2,682 (0.04%)707
255Raul1 in 2,693 (0.04%)704
263Roberto1 in 2,834 (0.04%)669
264Rocky1 in 2,843 (0.04%)667
270Rodger1 in 2,981 (0.03%)636
277Roderick1 in 3,155 (0.03%)601
282Rudy1 in 3,214 (0.03%)590
286Ramon1 in 3,350 (0.03%)566
288Roosevelt1 in 3,368 (0.03%)563
328Rufus1 in 4,547 (0.02%)417
341Rene1 in 5,043 (0.02%)376
364Rodolfo1 in 5,962 (0.02%)318
369Royce1 in 6,176 (0.02%)307
371Rafael1 in 6,216 (0.02%)305
374Ron1 in 6,257 (0.02%)303
386Ronny1 in 6,771 (0.01%)280
442Ramiro1 in 8,778 (0.01%)216
461Reed1 in 9,773 (0.01%)194
468Rocco1 in 10,139 (0.01%)187
483Reynaldo1 in 11,422 (0.01%)166
484Rory1 in 11,422 (0.01%)166
488Roscoe1 in 11,632 (0.01%)163
503Reuben1 in 12,312 (0.01%)154
511Rogelio1 in 12,725 (0.01%)149
512Roman1 in 12,898 (0.01%)147
514Reid1 in 13,076 (0.01%)145
517Randell1 in 13,543 (0.01%)140
537Rogers1 in 14,473 (0.01%)131
544Robbie1 in 14,812 (0.01%)128
548Rolando1 in 15,168 (0.01%)125
573Riley1 in 16,779 (0.01%)113
594Russel1 in 18,588 (0.01%)102
601Ricki1 in 18,960 (0.01%)100
611Rusty1 in 19,750 (0.01%)96
615Reggie1 in 19,958 (0.01%)95
633Ryan1 in 22,046 (0%)86
654Randel1 in 24,308 (0%)78
682Rayford1 in 26,704 (0%)71
692Regis1 in 27,478 (0%)69
696Royal1 in 28,298 (0%)67
714Rod1 in 31,082 (0%)61
751Rand1 in 36,461 (0%)52
772Rolland1 in 39,500 (0%)48
774Rob1 in 40,340 (0%)47
787Reyes1 in 42,133 (0%)45
793Raymundo1 in 43,091 (0%)44
809Robbin1 in 47,400 (0%)40
822Rubin1 in 48,615 (0%)39
833Robby1 in 51,243 (0%)37
834Rojelio1 in 51,243 (0%)37
835Rudolfo1 in 51,243 (0%)37
842Randle1 in 52,666 (0%)36
849Roel1 in 54,171 (0%)35
868Refugio1 in 57,454 (0%)33
890Raleigh1 in 61,161 (0%)31
896Raphael1 in 63,200 (0%)30
897Reymundo1 in 63,200 (0%)30
905Rosendo1 in 65,379 (0%)29
960Rollin1 in 79,000 (0%)24
985Russ1 in 86,181 (0%)22
1000Raymon1 in 90,285 (0%)21
1001Raynaldo1 in 90,285 (0%)21
1002Reynold1 in 90,285 (0%)21
1017Reinaldo1 in 94,800 (0%)20
1018Ritchie1 in 94,800 (0%)20
1033Rodrigo1 in 99,789 (0%)19
1034Rosalio1 in 99,789 (0%)19
1056Rolf1 in 105,333 (0%)18
1073Richie1 in 111,529 (0%)17
1074Ronaldo1 in 111,529 (0%)17
1097Rhett1 in 118,499 (0%)16
1116Rudolf1 in 126,399 (0%)15
1117Rueben1 in 126,399 (0%)15
1135Richardo1 in 135,428 (0%)14

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


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