The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1957 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1957 - 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 25 (3.93%) | 81,711 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 40 (2.52%) | 52,407 |
| 17 | Ronald | 1 in 76 (1.31%) | 27,183 |
| 31 | Randy | 1 in 126 (0.79%) | 16,462 |
| 39 | Raymond | 1 in 192 (0.52%) | 10,811 |
| 40 | Ricky | 1 in 197 (0.51%) | 10,566 |
| 42 | Roger | 1 in 211 (0.47%) | 9,861 |
| 54 | Russell | 1 in 288 (0.35%) | 7,217 |
| 59 | Randall | 1 in 311 (0.32%) | 6,675 |
| 66 | Roy | 1 in 343 (0.29%) | 6,054 |
| 70 | Rodney | 1 in 354 (0.28%) | 5,862 |
| 74 | Ronnie | 1 in 361 (0.28%) | 5,749 |
| 76 | Ralph | 1 in 364 (0.27%) | 5,711 |
| 87 | Rick | 1 in 447 (0.22%) | 4,645 |
| 108 | Rickey | 1 in 594 (0.17%) | 3,500 |
| 111 | Ray | 1 in 610 (0.16%) | 3,406 |
| 143 | Reginald | 1 in 870 (0.11%) | 2,388 |
| 167 | Robin | 1 in 1,119 (0.09%) | 1,857 |
| 191 | Randal | 1 in 1,448 (0.07%) | 1,435 |
| 197 | Ruben | 1 in 1,544 (0.06%) | 1,346 |
| 199 | Randolph | 1 in 1,559 (0.06%) | 1,333 |
| 202 | Rex | 1 in 1,581 (0.06%) | 1,314 |
| 209 | Ron | 1 in 1,649 (0.06%) | 1,260 |
| 216 | Roland | 1 in 1,743 (0.06%) | 1,192 |
| 221 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,805 (0.06%) | 1,151 |
| 248 | Ross | 1 in 2,249 (0.04%) | 924 |
| 251 | Rocky | 1 in 2,337 (0.04%) | 889 |
| 258 | Raul | 1 in 2,519 (0.04%) | 825 |
| 261 | Rickie | 1 in 2,562 (0.04%) | 811 |
| 265 | Roberto | 1 in 2,678 (0.04%) | 776 |
| 274 | Roderick | 1 in 2,874 (0.03%) | 723 |
| 278 | Rudy | 1 in 2,935 (0.03%) | 708 |
| 290 | Ramon | 1 in 3,341 (0.03%) | 622 |
| 313 | Roosevelt | 1 in 3,684 (0.03%) | 564 |
| 321 | Rudolph | 1 in 3,913 (0.03%) | 531 |
| 330 | Rene | 1 in 4,098 (0.02%) | 507 |
| 350 | Rodger | 1 in 4,901 (0.02%) | 424 |
| 354 | Rory | 1 in 4,936 (0.02%) | 421 |
| 360 | Rusty | 1 in 5,105 (0.02%) | 407 |
| 373 | Rufus | 1 in 5,468 (0.02%) | 380 |
| 383 | Rafael | 1 in 5,709 (0.02%) | 364 |
| 403 | Robbie | 1 in 6,278 (0.02%) | 331 |
| 427 | Ronny | 1 in 7,116 (0.01%) | 292 |
| 428 | Rod | 1 in 7,215 (0.01%) | 288 |
| 429 | Royce | 1 in 7,215 (0.01%) | 288 |
| 436 | Rodolfo | 1 in 7,668 (0.01%) | 271 |
| 449 | Randell | 1 in 8,213 (0.01%) | 253 |
| 458 | Ryan | 1 in 8,694 (0.01%) | 239 |
| 459 | Reynaldo | 1 in 8,731 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 463 | Rocco | 1 in 8,918 (0.01%) | 233 |
| 473 | Reed | 1 in 9,114 (0.01%) | 228 |
| 491 | Rob | 1 in 10,236 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 495 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,442 (0.01%) | 199 |
| 498 | Reuben | 1 in 10,602 (0.01%) | 196 |
| 512 | Rolando | 1 in 11,053 (0.01%) | 188 |
| 523 | Russ | 1 in 11,806 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 548 | Reggie | 1 in 13,493 (0.01%) | 154 |
| 555 | Roscoe | 1 in 13,853 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 557 | Russel | 1 in 14,232 (0.01%) | 146 |
| 573 | Rogelio | 1 in 15,279 (0.01%) | 136 |
| 576 | Reid | 1 in 15,507 (0.01%) | 134 |
| 590 | Roman | 1 in 16,491 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 614 | Robby | 1 in 18,389 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 633 | Rich | 1 in 20,174 (0%) | 103 |
| 637 | Riley | 1 in 20,779 (0%) | 100 |
| 653 | Rock | 1 in 22,105 (0%) | 94 |
| 677 | Ricki | 1 in 25,653 (0%) | 81 |
| 711 | Randel | 1 in 30,558 (0%) | 68 |
| 735 | Raymundo | 1 in 33,515 (0%) | 62 |
| 747 | Rogers | 1 in 34,632 (0%) | 60 |
| 752 | Rand | 1 in 35,219 (0%) | 59 |
| 774 | Raphael | 1 in 39,206 (0%) | 53 |
| 782 | Rolland | 1 in 40,743 (0%) | 51 |
| 791 | Regis | 1 in 42,406 (0%) | 49 |
| 796 | Rayford | 1 in 43,290 (0%) | 48 |
| 821 | Reymundo | 1 in 47,225 (0%) | 44 |
| 840 | Refugio | 1 in 49,474 (0%) | 42 |
| 841 | Rudolfo | 1 in 49,474 (0%) | 42 |
| 851 | Reyes | 1 in 50,681 (0%) | 41 |
| 863 | Roel | 1 in 53,280 (0%) | 39 |
| 876 | Rojelio | 1 in 56,160 (0%) | 37 |
| 877 | Rosendo | 1 in 56,160 (0%) | 37 |
| 902 | Reinaldo | 1 in 59,369 (0%) | 35 |
| 929 | Rolf | 1 in 64,935 (0%) | 32 |
| 930 | Royal | 1 in 64,935 (0%) | 32 |
| 939 | Renard | 1 in 67,029 (0%) | 31 |
| 962 | Rigoberto | 1 in 74,211 (0%) | 28 |
| 963 | Rosario | 1 in 74,211 (0%) | 28 |
| 970 | Randle | 1 in 76,960 (0%) | 27 |
| 971 | Rubin | 1 in 76,960 (0%) | 27 |
| 983 | Robb | 1 in 79,920 (0%) | 26 |
| 984 | Robbin | 1 in 79,920 (0%) | 26 |
| 985 | Rodrick | 1 in 79,920 (0%) | 26 |
| 986 | Rueben | 1 in 79,920 (0%) | 26 |
| 1012 | Raleigh | 1 in 86,580 (0%) | 24 |
| 1013 | Rodrigo | 1 in 86,580 (0%) | 24 |
| 1036 | Rey | 1 in 94,451 (0%) | 22 |
| 1049 | Reese | 1 in 98,948 (0%) | 21 |
| 1058 | Richie | 1 in 103,896 (0%) | 20 |
| 1078 | Raynaldo | 1 in 109,364 (0%) | 19 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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