Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1955.

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
4Robert1 in 24 (4.22%)83,671
7Richard1 in 37 (2.7%)53,517
18Ronald1 in 76 (1.32%)26,142
30Randy1 in 133 (0.75%)14,948
36Raymond1 in 180 (0.55%)10,990
37Roger1 in 181 (0.55%)10,958
46Ricky1 in 238 (0.42%)8,329
53Randall1 in 297 (0.34%)6,682
57Russell1 in 304 (0.33%)6,522
58Roy1 in 314 (0.32%)6,315
65Rodney1 in 328 (0.3%)6,038
67Ralph1 in 332 (0.3%)5,965
80Ronnie1 in 401 (0.25%)4,947
108Rick1 in 629 (0.16%)3,151
114Ray1 in 650 (0.15%)3,048
115Rickey1 in 655 (0.15%)3,028
144Reginald1 in 966 (0.1%)2,052
158Robin1 in 1,087 (0.09%)1,824
160Randolph1 in 1,126 (0.09%)1,761
191Rex1 in 1,439 (0.07%)1,378
200Ruben1 in 1,584 (0.06%)1,252
201Roland1 in 1,585 (0.06%)1,251
214Randal1 in 1,796 (0.06%)1,104
217Ricardo1 in 1,855 (0.05%)1,069
224Ross1 in 1,963 (0.05%)1,010
238Rickie1 in 2,360 (0.04%)840
240Rocky1 in 2,392 (0.04%)829
248Raul1 in 2,605 (0.04%)761
253Roberto1 in 2,800 (0.04%)708
278Rudolph1 in 3,177 (0.03%)624
280Roderick1 in 3,198 (0.03%)620
281Rudy1 in 3,203 (0.03%)619
294Roosevelt1 in 3,472 (0.03%)571
303Rodger1 in 3,692 (0.03%)537
305Ramon1 in 3,706 (0.03%)535
324Rene1 in 4,105 (0.02%)483
331Ron1 in 4,310 (0.02%)460
355Rafael1 in 5,190 (0.02%)382
356Rufus1 in 5,231 (0.02%)379
372Royce1 in 5,990 (0.02%)331
382Rory1 in 6,294 (0.02%)315
398Rusty1 in 6,836 (0.01%)290
408Ronny1 in 7,132 (0.01%)278
411Rodolfo1 in 7,236 (0.01%)274
452Reed1 in 8,657 (0.01%)229
472Rocco1 in 9,864 (0.01%)201
476Ramiro1 in 10,064 (0.01%)197
486Reynaldo1 in 10,717 (0.01%)185
491Randell1 in 11,014 (0.01%)180
495Robbie1 in 11,329 (0.01%)175
500Reuben1 in 11,527 (0.01%)172
530Rolando1 in 13,487 (0.01%)147
550Russel1 in 14,686 (0.01%)135
556Ryan1 in 15,134 (0.01%)131
564Rogelio1 in 15,735 (0.01%)126
573Roscoe1 in 16,385 (0.01%)121
584Roman1 in 17,091 (0.01%)116
588Reggie1 in 17,391 (0.01%)114
593Reid1 in 17,545 (0.01%)113
616Rod1 in 19,629 (0.01%)101
640Rogers1 in 22,029 (0%)90
646Riley1 in 22,529 (0%)88
649Rob1 in 22,788 (0%)87
700Rock1 in 29,591 (0%)67
704Rudolfo1 in 30,501 (0%)65
710Ricki1 in 31,977 (0%)62
724Rayford1 in 33,043 (0%)60
725Rubin1 in 33,043 (0%)60
734Raymundo1 in 34,182 (0%)58
757Raphael1 in 38,126 (0%)52
765Russ1 in 38,874 (0%)51
775Randel1 in 39,651 (0%)50
811Regis1 in 45,058 (0%)44
812Royal1 in 45,058 (0%)44
829Rosendo1 in 48,355 (0%)41
834Rolf1 in 49,564 (0%)40
839Robby1 in 50,835 (0%)39
847Reyes1 in 52,173 (0%)38
848Reymundo1 in 52,173 (0%)38
857Ritchie1 in 53,583 (0%)37
858Rodrigo1 in 53,583 (0%)37
868Raynaldo1 in 55,071 (0%)36
877Rolland1 in 56,645 (0%)35
884Randle1 in 58,311 (0%)34
890Rand1 in 60,078 (0%)33
891Reynold1 in 60,078 (0%)33
912Rodrick1 in 63,954 (0%)31
913Roel1 in 63,954 (0%)31
924Romeo1 in 66,086 (0%)30
933Refugio1 in 68,364 (0%)29
965Rosario1 in 76,253 (0%)26
986Raleigh1 in 82,607 (0%)24
987Rhett1 in 82,607 (0%)24
1003Randolf1 in 86,199 (0%)23
1004Richardo1 in 86,199 (0%)23
1020Reinaldo1 in 90,117 (0%)22
1021Rojelio1 in 90,117 (0%)22
1032Reese1 in 94,408 (0%)21
1033Robbin1 in 94,408 (0%)21
1034Roque1 in 94,408 (0%)21

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


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