The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1958 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1958 - 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 26 (3.78%) | 77,284 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 41 (2.44%) | 49,950 |
| 19 | Ronald | 1 in 82 (1.21%) | 24,802 |
| 32 | Randy | 1 in 135 (0.74%) | 15,162 |
| 34 | Ricky | 1 in 153 (0.65%) | 13,366 |
| 43 | Raymond | 1 in 200 (0.5%) | 10,212 |
| 47 | Roger | 1 in 244 (0.41%) | 8,367 |
| 54 | Russell | 1 in 286 (0.35%) | 7,147 |
| 63 | Randall | 1 in 324 (0.31%) | 6,304 |
| 65 | Rodney | 1 in 349 (0.29%) | 5,862 |
| 66 | Ronnie | 1 in 351 (0.29%) | 5,827 |
| 75 | Roy | 1 in 370 (0.27%) | 5,525 |
| 76 | Rick | 1 in 374 (0.27%) | 5,461 |
| 78 | Ralph | 1 in 376 (0.27%) | 5,442 |
| 106 | Rickey | 1 in 544 (0.18%) | 3,757 |
| 121 | Ray | 1 in 645 (0.16%) | 3,170 |
| 142 | Reginald | 1 in 826 (0.12%) | 2,475 |
| 175 | Ron | 1 in 1,214 (0.08%) | 1,683 |
| 189 | Randal | 1 in 1,395 (0.07%) | 1,465 |
| 190 | Robin | 1 in 1,414 (0.07%) | 1,445 |
| 202 | Ruben | 1 in 1,526 (0.07%) | 1,339 |
| 209 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,628 (0.06%) | 1,255 |
| 213 | Rex | 1 in 1,674 (0.06%) | 1,221 |
| 220 | Randolph | 1 in 1,765 (0.06%) | 1,158 |
| 234 | Roland | 1 in 1,885 (0.05%) | 1,084 |
| 243 | Ross | 1 in 2,033 (0.05%) | 1,005 |
| 256 | Roberto | 1 in 2,301 (0.04%) | 888 |
| 265 | Raul | 1 in 2,471 (0.04%) | 827 |
| 272 | Rickie | 1 in 2,703 (0.04%) | 756 |
| 274 | Rocky | 1 in 2,747 (0.04%) | 744 |
| 284 | Rudy | 1 in 2,979 (0.03%) | 686 |
| 287 | Ramon | 1 in 3,059 (0.03%) | 668 |
| 289 | Roderick | 1 in 3,115 (0.03%) | 656 |
| 325 | Rene | 1 in 3,983 (0.03%) | 513 |
| 339 | Rusty | 1 in 4,266 (0.02%) | 479 |
| 341 | Rafael | 1 in 4,293 (0.02%) | 476 |
| 344 | Roosevelt | 1 in 4,366 (0.02%) | 468 |
| 348 | Rory | 1 in 4,603 (0.02%) | 444 |
| 353 | Rudolph | 1 in 4,730 (0.02%) | 432 |
| 364 | Rodger | 1 in 4,948 (0.02%) | 413 |
| 391 | Robbie | 1 in 5,724 (0.02%) | 357 |
| 399 | Ronny | 1 in 5,923 (0.02%) | 345 |
| 411 | Rufus | 1 in 6,230 (0.02%) | 328 |
| 428 | Rod | 1 in 6,881 (0.01%) | 297 |
| 432 | Royce | 1 in 7,120 (0.01%) | 287 |
| 440 | Rodolfo | 1 in 7,404 (0.01%) | 276 |
| 449 | Randell | 1 in 7,741 (0.01%) | 264 |
| 451 | Rob | 1 in 7,860 (0.01%) | 260 |
| 453 | Ryan | 1 in 7,890 (0.01%) | 259 |
| 473 | Russ | 1 in 8,885 (0.01%) | 230 |
| 486 | Rocco | 1 in 9,505 (0.01%) | 215 |
| 493 | Reed | 1 in 10,017 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 506 | Reynaldo | 1 in 10,588 (0.01%) | 193 |
| 511 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,870 (0.01%) | 188 |
| 513 | Reggie | 1 in 10,928 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 527 | Reuben | 1 in 11,677 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 544 | Rolando | 1 in 12,852 (0.01%) | 159 |
| 552 | Robby | 1 in 13,715 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 564 | Rich | 1 in 14,808 (0.01%) | 138 |
| 573 | Roman | 1 in 15,250 (0.01%) | 134 |
| 581 | Rogelio | 1 in 15,965 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 602 | Reid | 1 in 16,889 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 621 | Russel | 1 in 18,577 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 623 | Roscoe | 1 in 18,748 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 696 | Rock | 1 in 27,615 (0%) | 74 |
| 717 | Riley | 1 in 31,439 (0%) | 65 |
| 718 | Rogers | 1 in 31,439 (0%) | 65 |
| 725 | Randel | 1 in 32,437 (0%) | 63 |
| 768 | Raleigh | 1 in 37,155 (0%) | 55 |
| 775 | Raphael | 1 in 37,843 (0%) | 54 |
| 776 | Rayford | 1 in 37,843 (0%) | 54 |
| 795 | Reinaldo | 1 in 41,704 (0%) | 49 |
| 807 | Reyes | 1 in 44,424 (0%) | 46 |
| 815 | Regis | 1 in 45,411 (0%) | 45 |
| 816 | Ricki | 1 in 45,411 (0%) | 45 |
| 822 | Reymundo | 1 in 46,443 (0%) | 44 |
| 823 | Richie | 1 in 46,443 (0%) | 44 |
| 833 | Roel | 1 in 47,524 (0%) | 43 |
| 834 | Rolf | 1 in 47,524 (0%) | 43 |
| 840 | Raymundo | 1 in 48,655 (0%) | 42 |
| 850 | Rand | 1 in 51,088 (0%) | 40 |
| 851 | Rosendo | 1 in 51,088 (0%) | 40 |
| 876 | Rodrigo | 1 in 56,764 (0%) | 36 |
| 885 | Renard | 1 in 58,386 (0%) | 35 |
| 886 | Rhett | 1 in 58,386 (0%) | 35 |
| 912 | Rojelio | 1 in 63,860 (0%) | 32 |
| 936 | Rolland | 1 in 68,117 (0%) | 30 |
| 937 | Rosario | 1 in 68,117 (0%) | 30 |
| 949 | Rey | 1 in 70,466 (0%) | 29 |
| 973 | Refugio | 1 in 75,686 (0%) | 27 |
| 974 | Rubin | 1 in 75,686 (0%) | 27 |
| 990 | Reynold | 1 in 78,597 (0%) | 26 |
| 1001 | Robbin | 1 in 81,740 (0%) | 25 |
| 1040 | Rudolfo | 1 in 92,887 (0%) | 22 |
| 1083 | Romeo | 1 in 107,553 (0%) | 19 |
| 1099 | Richardo | 1 in 113,528 (0%) | 18 |
| 1100 | Roque | 1 in 113,528 (0%) | 18 |
| 1101 | Rueben | 1 in 113,528 (0%) | 18 |
| 1118 | Rigoberto | 1 in 120,207 (0%) | 17 |
| 1119 | Robb | 1 in 120,207 (0%) | 17 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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