The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1955 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1955 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Robert | 1 in 24 (4.22%) | 83,671 |
| 7 | Richard | 1 in 37 (2.7%) | 53,517 |
| 18 | Ronald | 1 in 76 (1.32%) | 26,142 |
| 30 | Randy | 1 in 133 (0.75%) | 14,948 |
| 36 | Raymond | 1 in 180 (0.55%) | 10,990 |
| 37 | Roger | 1 in 181 (0.55%) | 10,958 |
| 46 | Ricky | 1 in 238 (0.42%) | 8,329 |
| 53 | Randall | 1 in 297 (0.34%) | 6,682 |
| 57 | Russell | 1 in 304 (0.33%) | 6,522 |
| 58 | Roy | 1 in 314 (0.32%) | 6,315 |
| 65 | Rodney | 1 in 328 (0.3%) | 6,038 |
| 67 | Ralph | 1 in 332 (0.3%) | 5,965 |
| 80 | Ronnie | 1 in 401 (0.25%) | 4,947 |
| 108 | Rick | 1 in 629 (0.16%) | 3,151 |
| 114 | Ray | 1 in 650 (0.15%) | 3,048 |
| 115 | Rickey | 1 in 655 (0.15%) | 3,028 |
| 144 | Reginald | 1 in 966 (0.1%) | 2,052 |
| 158 | Robin | 1 in 1,087 (0.09%) | 1,824 |
| 160 | Randolph | 1 in 1,126 (0.09%) | 1,761 |
| 191 | Rex | 1 in 1,439 (0.07%) | 1,378 |
| 200 | Ruben | 1 in 1,584 (0.06%) | 1,252 |
| 201 | Roland | 1 in 1,585 (0.06%) | 1,251 |
| 214 | Randal | 1 in 1,796 (0.06%) | 1,104 |
| 217 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,855 (0.05%) | 1,069 |
| 224 | Ross | 1 in 1,963 (0.05%) | 1,010 |
| 238 | Rickie | 1 in 2,360 (0.04%) | 840 |
| 240 | Rocky | 1 in 2,392 (0.04%) | 829 |
| 248 | Raul | 1 in 2,605 (0.04%) | 761 |
| 253 | Roberto | 1 in 2,800 (0.04%) | 708 |
| 278 | Rudolph | 1 in 3,177 (0.03%) | 624 |
| 280 | Roderick | 1 in 3,198 (0.03%) | 620 |
| 281 | Rudy | 1 in 3,203 (0.03%) | 619 |
| 294 | Roosevelt | 1 in 3,472 (0.03%) | 571 |
| 303 | Rodger | 1 in 3,692 (0.03%) | 537 |
| 305 | Ramon | 1 in 3,706 (0.03%) | 535 |
| 324 | Rene | 1 in 4,105 (0.02%) | 483 |
| 331 | Ron | 1 in 4,310 (0.02%) | 460 |
| 355 | Rafael | 1 in 5,190 (0.02%) | 382 |
| 356 | Rufus | 1 in 5,231 (0.02%) | 379 |
| 372 | Royce | 1 in 5,990 (0.02%) | 331 |
| 382 | Rory | 1 in 6,294 (0.02%) | 315 |
| 398 | Rusty | 1 in 6,836 (0.01%) | 290 |
| 408 | Ronny | 1 in 7,132 (0.01%) | 278 |
| 411 | Rodolfo | 1 in 7,236 (0.01%) | 274 |
| 452 | Reed | 1 in 8,657 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 472 | Rocco | 1 in 9,864 (0.01%) | 201 |
| 476 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,064 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 486 | Reynaldo | 1 in 10,717 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 491 | Randell | 1 in 11,014 (0.01%) | 180 |
| 495 | Robbie | 1 in 11,329 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 500 | Reuben | 1 in 11,527 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 530 | Rolando | 1 in 13,487 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 550 | Russel | 1 in 14,686 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 556 | Ryan | 1 in 15,134 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 564 | Rogelio | 1 in 15,735 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 573 | Roscoe | 1 in 16,385 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 584 | Roman | 1 in 17,091 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 588 | Reggie | 1 in 17,391 (0.01%) | 114 |
| 593 | Reid | 1 in 17,545 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 616 | Rod | 1 in 19,629 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 640 | Rogers | 1 in 22,029 (0%) | 90 |
| 646 | Riley | 1 in 22,529 (0%) | 88 |
| 649 | Rob | 1 in 22,788 (0%) | 87 |
| 700 | Rock | 1 in 29,591 (0%) | 67 |
| 704 | Rudolfo | 1 in 30,501 (0%) | 65 |
| 710 | Ricki | 1 in 31,977 (0%) | 62 |
| 724 | Rayford | 1 in 33,043 (0%) | 60 |
| 725 | Rubin | 1 in 33,043 (0%) | 60 |
| 734 | Raymundo | 1 in 34,182 (0%) | 58 |
| 757 | Raphael | 1 in 38,126 (0%) | 52 |
| 765 | Russ | 1 in 38,874 (0%) | 51 |
| 775 | Randel | 1 in 39,651 (0%) | 50 |
| 811 | Regis | 1 in 45,058 (0%) | 44 |
| 812 | Royal | 1 in 45,058 (0%) | 44 |
| 829 | Rosendo | 1 in 48,355 (0%) | 41 |
| 834 | Rolf | 1 in 49,564 (0%) | 40 |
| 839 | Robby | 1 in 50,835 (0%) | 39 |
| 847 | Reyes | 1 in 52,173 (0%) | 38 |
| 848 | Reymundo | 1 in 52,173 (0%) | 38 |
| 857 | Ritchie | 1 in 53,583 (0%) | 37 |
| 858 | Rodrigo | 1 in 53,583 (0%) | 37 |
| 868 | Raynaldo | 1 in 55,071 (0%) | 36 |
| 877 | Rolland | 1 in 56,645 (0%) | 35 |
| 884 | Randle | 1 in 58,311 (0%) | 34 |
| 890 | Rand | 1 in 60,078 (0%) | 33 |
| 891 | Reynold | 1 in 60,078 (0%) | 33 |
| 912 | Rodrick | 1 in 63,954 (0%) | 31 |
| 913 | Roel | 1 in 63,954 (0%) | 31 |
| 924 | Romeo | 1 in 66,086 (0%) | 30 |
| 933 | Refugio | 1 in 68,364 (0%) | 29 |
| 965 | Rosario | 1 in 76,253 (0%) | 26 |
| 986 | Raleigh | 1 in 82,607 (0%) | 24 |
| 987 | Rhett | 1 in 82,607 (0%) | 24 |
| 1003 | Randolf | 1 in 86,199 (0%) | 23 |
| 1004 | Richardo | 1 in 86,199 (0%) | 23 |
| 1020 | Reinaldo | 1 in 90,117 (0%) | 22 |
| 1021 | Rojelio | 1 in 90,117 (0%) | 22 |
| 1032 | Reese | 1 in 94,408 (0%) | 21 |
| 1033 | Robbin | 1 in 94,408 (0%) | 21 |
| 1034 | Roque | 1 in 94,408 (0%) | 21 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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