The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1956 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1956 - 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 24 (4.12%) | 83,888 |
| 7 | Richard | 1 in 39 (2.6%) | 52,867 |
| 15 | Ronald | 1 in 73 (1.36%) | 27,729 |
| 28 | Randy | 1 in 123 (0.81%) | 16,537 |
| 39 | Raymond | 1 in 184 (0.54%) | 11,078 |
| 41 | Roger | 1 in 201 (0.5%) | 10,144 |
| 43 | Ricky | 1 in 232 (0.43%) | 8,775 |
| 52 | Russell | 1 in 275 (0.36%) | 7,408 |
| 54 | Randall | 1 in 295 (0.34%) | 6,897 |
| 62 | Roy | 1 in 332 (0.3%) | 6,133 |
| 65 | Rodney | 1 in 336 (0.3%) | 6,056 |
| 67 | Ralph | 1 in 338 (0.3%) | 6,029 |
| 75 | Ronnie | 1 in 371 (0.27%) | 5,498 |
| 100 | Rick | 1 in 561 (0.18%) | 3,632 |
| 112 | Rickey | 1 in 629 (0.16%) | 3,240 |
| 113 | Ray | 1 in 631 (0.16%) | 3,227 |
| 143 | Robin | 1 in 911 (0.11%) | 2,237 |
| 145 | Reginald | 1 in 922 (0.11%) | 2,209 |
| 179 | Randolph | 1 in 1,258 (0.08%) | 1,619 |
| 193 | Rex | 1 in 1,428 (0.07%) | 1,427 |
| 200 | Ruben | 1 in 1,534 (0.07%) | 1,328 |
| 202 | Randal | 1 in 1,566 (0.06%) | 1,301 |
| 212 | Roland | 1 in 1,691 (0.06%) | 1,205 |
| 222 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,931 (0.05%) | 1,055 |
| 231 | Ross | 1 in 2,077 (0.05%) | 981 |
| 243 | Rocky | 1 in 2,328 (0.04%) | 875 |
| 246 | Rickie | 1 in 2,431 (0.04%) | 838 |
| 253 | Raul | 1 in 2,622 (0.04%) | 777 |
| 265 | Roberto | 1 in 2,837 (0.04%) | 718 |
| 266 | Ron | 1 in 2,837 (0.04%) | 718 |
| 273 | Rudolph | 1 in 2,974 (0.03%) | 685 |
| 280 | Rudy | 1 in 3,087 (0.03%) | 660 |
| 282 | Roderick | 1 in 3,101 (0.03%) | 657 |
| 296 | Roosevelt | 1 in 3,470 (0.03%) | 587 |
| 299 | Ramon | 1 in 3,488 (0.03%) | 584 |
| 328 | Rene | 1 in 4,253 (0.02%) | 479 |
| 332 | Rodger | 1 in 4,419 (0.02%) | 461 |
| 333 | Rory | 1 in 4,438 (0.02%) | 459 |
| 346 | Rafael | 1 in 4,839 (0.02%) | 421 |
| 349 | Rusty | 1 in 4,944 (0.02%) | 412 |
| 364 | Rufus | 1 in 5,447 (0.02%) | 374 |
| 399 | Ronny | 1 in 6,406 (0.02%) | 318 |
| 406 | Royce | 1 in 6,593 (0.02%) | 309 |
| 435 | Robbie | 1 in 7,687 (0.01%) | 265 |
| 437 | Rodolfo | 1 in 7,865 (0.01%) | 259 |
| 453 | Rocco | 1 in 8,781 (0.01%) | 232 |
| 463 | Reed | 1 in 9,218 (0.01%) | 221 |
| 466 | Randell | 1 in 9,388 (0.01%) | 217 |
| 482 | Reynaldo | 1 in 10,085 (0.01%) | 202 |
| 490 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,447 (0.01%) | 195 |
| 518 | Reuben | 1 in 12,054 (0.01%) | 169 |
| 529 | Rolando | 1 in 12,575 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 532 | Russel | 1 in 12,893 (0.01%) | 158 |
| 543 | Ryan | 1 in 13,672 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 561 | Rod | 1 in 14,869 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 564 | Reid | 1 in 15,090 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 568 | Rogelio | 1 in 15,202 (0.01%) | 134 |
| 569 | Roscoe | 1 in 15,317 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 580 | Roman | 1 in 16,167 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 602 | Reggie | 1 in 17,869 (0.01%) | 114 |
| 603 | Rob | 1 in 18,027 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 625 | Russ | 1 in 19,588 (0.01%) | 104 |
| 651 | Robby | 1 in 22,142 (0%) | 92 |
| 668 | Riley | 1 in 24,251 (0%) | 84 |
| 675 | Royal | 1 in 24,843 (0%) | 82 |
| 691 | Rock | 1 in 26,456 (0%) | 77 |
| 700 | Rogers | 1 in 28,293 (0%) | 72 |
| 707 | Rayford | 1 in 29,523 (0%) | 69 |
| 743 | Ricki | 1 in 35,122 (0%) | 58 |
| 757 | Raphael | 1 in 37,724 (0%) | 54 |
| 758 | Rolland | 1 in 37,724 (0%) | 54 |
| 774 | Randel | 1 in 39,943 (0%) | 51 |
| 775 | Ritchie | 1 in 39,943 (0%) | 51 |
| 786 | Raymundo | 1 in 41,574 (0%) | 49 |
| 787 | Roel | 1 in 41,574 (0%) | 49 |
| 796 | Rubin | 1 in 42,440 (0%) | 48 |
| 819 | Renaldo | 1 in 46,298 (0%) | 44 |
| 843 | Rich | 1 in 50,928 (0%) | 40 |
| 844 | Rolf | 1 in 50,928 (0%) | 40 |
| 866 | Robbin | 1 in 55,057 (0%) | 37 |
| 894 | Regis | 1 in 59,915 (0%) | 34 |
| 895 | Reyes | 1 in 59,915 (0%) | 34 |
| 896 | Rodrigo | 1 in 59,915 (0%) | 34 |
| 906 | Rand | 1 in 61,730 (0%) | 33 |
| 924 | Refugio | 1 in 65,713 (0%) | 31 |
| 925 | Rudolfo | 1 in 65,713 (0%) | 31 |
| 949 | Raleigh | 1 in 72,754 (0%) | 28 |
| 950 | Raymon | 1 in 72,754 (0%) | 28 |
| 960 | Reinaldo | 1 in 75,448 (0%) | 27 |
| 961 | Renard | 1 in 75,448 (0%) | 27 |
| 985 | Rhett | 1 in 81,484 (0%) | 25 |
| 986 | Rosendo | 1 in 81,484 (0%) | 25 |
| 1000 | Raoul | 1 in 84,879 (0%) | 24 |
| 1001 | Rosalio | 1 in 84,879 (0%) | 24 |
| 1017 | Rey | 1 in 88,570 (0%) | 23 |
| 1049 | Reymundo | 1 in 97,005 (0%) | 21 |
| 1050 | Robb | 1 in 97,005 (0%) | 21 |
| 1075 | Richie | 1 in 107,216 (0%) | 19 |
| 1076 | Rigoberto | 1 in 107,216 (0%) | 19 |
| 1090 | Ric | 1 in 113,172 (0%) | 18 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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