The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1954 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1954 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Robert | 1 in 23 (4.39%) | 86,246 |
| 7 | Richard | 1 in 34 (2.9%) | 57,007 |
| 15 | Ronald | 1 in 71 (1.41%) | 27,601 |
| 33 | Randy | 1 in 155 (0.64%) | 12,634 |
| 34 | Roger | 1 in 168 (0.6%) | 11,700 |
| 35 | Raymond | 1 in 174 (0.57%) | 11,247 |
| 47 | Ricky | 1 in 241 (0.41%) | 8,137 |
| 55 | Randall | 1 in 300 (0.33%) | 6,533 |
| 56 | Roy | 1 in 302 (0.33%) | 6,493 |
| 61 | Ralph | 1 in 312 (0.32%) | 6,298 |
| 66 | Rodney | 1 in 329 (0.3%) | 5,962 |
| 69 | Russell | 1 in 341 (0.29%) | 5,762 |
| 79 | Ronnie | 1 in 396 (0.25%) | 4,961 |
| 103 | Rick | 1 in 584 (0.17%) | 3,359 |
| 113 | Rickey | 1 in 634 (0.16%) | 3,095 |
| 118 | Ray | 1 in 662 (0.15%) | 2,963 |
| 158 | Robin | 1 in 1,099 (0.09%) | 1,786 |
| 160 | Reginald | 1 in 1,104 (0.09%) | 1,778 |
| 162 | Randolph | 1 in 1,125 (0.09%) | 1,744 |
| 189 | Rex | 1 in 1,440 (0.07%) | 1,363 |
| 192 | Roland | 1 in 1,498 (0.07%) | 1,310 |
| 200 | Ruben | 1 in 1,613 (0.06%) | 1,217 |
| 212 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,867 (0.05%) | 1,051 |
| 217 | Ross | 1 in 1,999 (0.05%) | 982 |
| 219 | Rickie | 1 in 2,013 (0.05%) | 975 |
| 236 | Randal | 1 in 2,269 (0.04%) | 865 |
| 246 | Rocky | 1 in 2,552 (0.04%) | 769 |
| 255 | Raul | 1 in 2,674 (0.04%) | 734 |
| 259 | Roberto | 1 in 2,745 (0.04%) | 715 |
| 273 | Rudy | 1 in 3,115 (0.03%) | 630 |
| 275 | Rudolph | 1 in 3,160 (0.03%) | 621 |
| 281 | Rodger | 1 in 3,310 (0.03%) | 593 |
| 284 | Roosevelt | 1 in 3,361 (0.03%) | 584 |
| 290 | Ramon | 1 in 3,492 (0.03%) | 562 |
| 301 | Roderick | 1 in 3,662 (0.03%) | 536 |
| 327 | Rufus | 1 in 4,332 (0.02%) | 453 |
| 332 | Rene | 1 in 4,554 (0.02%) | 431 |
| 344 | Rafael | 1 in 5,019 (0.02%) | 391 |
| 362 | Ron | 1 in 5,544 (0.02%) | 354 |
| 371 | Royce | 1 in 6,076 (0.02%) | 323 |
| 381 | Rodolfo | 1 in 6,351 (0.02%) | 309 |
| 407 | Ronny | 1 in 7,189 (0.01%) | 273 |
| 445 | Rory | 1 in 8,762 (0.01%) | 224 |
| 458 | Ramiro | 1 in 9,621 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 459 | Reed | 1 in 9,668 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 469 | Reynaldo | 1 in 10,013 (0.01%) | 196 |
| 478 | Randell | 1 in 10,609 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 484 | Rocco | 1 in 10,783 (0.01%) | 182 |
| 491 | Robbie | 1 in 11,151 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 511 | Rusty | 1 in 12,421 (0.01%) | 158 |
| 526 | Roscoe | 1 in 13,535 (0.01%) | 145 |
| 543 | Rolando | 1 in 14,646 (0.01%) | 134 |
| 556 | Roman | 1 in 15,214 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 566 | Reuben | 1 in 16,087 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 573 | Rogelio | 1 in 16,355 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 584 | Reid | 1 in 17,066 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 598 | Russel | 1 in 18,342 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 601 | Riley | 1 in 18,515 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 606 | Rogers | 1 in 18,691 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 618 | Ricki | 1 in 19,824 (0.01%) | 99 |
| 630 | Rod | 1 in 20,879 (0%) | 94 |
| 664 | Ryan | 1 in 24,843 (0%) | 79 |
| 687 | Rand | 1 in 28,037 (0%) | 70 |
| 698 | Rayford | 1 in 29,736 (0%) | 66 |
| 706 | Rob | 1 in 30,194 (0%) | 65 |
| 721 | Reyes | 1 in 32,174 (0%) | 61 |
| 722 | Ritchie | 1 in 32,174 (0%) | 61 |
| 723 | Royal | 1 in 32,174 (0%) | 61 |
| 728 | Raphael | 1 in 32,710 (0%) | 60 |
| 735 | Robby | 1 in 33,264 (0%) | 59 |
| 748 | Reggie | 1 in 35,683 (0%) | 55 |
| 762 | Ricci | 1 in 37,742 (0%) | 52 |
| 763 | Rudolfo | 1 in 37,742 (0%) | 52 |
| 769 | Randel | 1 in 38,482 (0%) | 51 |
| 774 | Raymundo | 1 in 39,252 (0%) | 50 |
| 801 | Regis | 1 in 43,613 (0%) | 45 |
| 802 | Rubin | 1 in 43,613 (0%) | 45 |
| 813 | Rosendo | 1 in 45,642 (0%) | 43 |
| 814 | Russ | 1 in 45,642 (0%) | 43 |
| 818 | Refugio | 1 in 46,728 (0%) | 42 |
| 824 | Rolland | 1 in 47,868 (0%) | 41 |
| 828 | Roel | 1 in 49,065 (0%) | 40 |
| 829 | Rolf | 1 in 49,065 (0%) | 40 |
| 850 | Rahn | 1 in 53,043 (0%) | 37 |
| 851 | Randle | 1 in 53,043 (0%) | 37 |
| 852 | Rigoberto | 1 in 53,043 (0%) | 37 |
| 853 | Rodrigo | 1 in 53,043 (0%) | 37 |
| 885 | Raleigh | 1 in 59,472 (0%) | 33 |
| 897 | Raymon | 1 in 63,309 (0%) | 31 |
| 898 | Robbin | 1 in 63,309 (0%) | 31 |
| 906 | Reymundo | 1 in 65,420 (0%) | 30 |
| 907 | Rock | 1 in 65,420 (0%) | 30 |
| 928 | Reynold | 1 in 70,092 (0%) | 28 |
| 929 | Rosario | 1 in 70,092 (0%) | 28 |
| 954 | Reinaldo | 1 in 75,484 (0%) | 26 |
| 992 | Rojelio | 1 in 85,330 (0%) | 23 |
| 1038 | Rowland | 1 in 98,129 (0%) | 20 |
| 1057 | Raynaldo | 1 in 103,294 (0%) | 19 |
| 1058 | Roddy | 1 in 103,294 (0%) | 19 |
| 1075 | Richie | 1 in 109,033 (0%) | 18 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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