The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1959 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1959 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Robert | 1 in 28 (3.62%) | 74,502 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 44 (2.3%) | 47,174 |
| 21 | Ronald | 1 in 89 (1.12%) | 23,102 |
| 31 | Randy | 1 in 137 (0.73%) | 15,029 |
| 34 | Ricky | 1 in 156 (0.64%) | 13,200 |
| 45 | Raymond | 1 in 210 (0.48%) | 9,808 |
| 47 | Roger | 1 in 234 (0.43%) | 8,786 |
| 55 | Russell | 1 in 275 (0.36%) | 7,473 |
| 59 | Randall | 1 in 291 (0.34%) | 7,063 |
| 67 | Rodney | 1 in 347 (0.29%) | 5,915 |
| 76 | Ronnie | 1 in 376 (0.27%) | 5,469 |
| 81 | Roy | 1 in 397 (0.25%) | 5,176 |
| 84 | Ralph | 1 in 408 (0.24%) | 5,035 |
| 89 | Rick | 1 in 417 (0.24%) | 4,924 |
| 117 | Rickey | 1 in 599 (0.17%) | 3,431 |
| 121 | Ray | 1 in 641 (0.16%) | 3,207 |
| 146 | Reginald | 1 in 865 (0.12%) | 2,376 |
| 166 | Ron | 1 in 1,108 (0.09%) | 1,855 |
| 191 | Robin | 1 in 1,348 (0.07%) | 1,525 |
| 200 | Randal | 1 in 1,439 (0.07%) | 1,428 |
| 209 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,562 (0.06%) | 1,316 |
| 212 | Ruben | 1 in 1,577 (0.06%) | 1,303 |
| 215 | Rex | 1 in 1,629 (0.06%) | 1,262 |
| 230 | Roland | 1 in 1,787 (0.06%) | 1,150 |
| 244 | Randolph | 1 in 1,950 (0.05%) | 1,054 |
| 248 | Ross | 1 in 2,035 (0.05%) | 1,010 |
| 267 | Roberto | 1 in 2,404 (0.04%) | 855 |
| 270 | Rocky | 1 in 2,473 (0.04%) | 831 |
| 276 | Raul | 1 in 2,566 (0.04%) | 801 |
| 278 | Rory | 1 in 2,612 (0.04%) | 787 |
| 280 | Roderick | 1 in 2,697 (0.04%) | 762 |
| 286 | Rudy | 1 in 2,839 (0.04%) | 724 |
| 288 | Rickie | 1 in 2,903 (0.03%) | 708 |
| 299 | Ramon | 1 in 3,148 (0.03%) | 653 |
| 309 | Rene | 1 in 3,437 (0.03%) | 598 |
| 326 | Rusty | 1 in 3,893 (0.03%) | 528 |
| 347 | Rafael | 1 in 4,420 (0.02%) | 465 |
| 354 | Rodger | 1 in 4,547 (0.02%) | 452 |
| 355 | Roosevelt | 1 in 4,567 (0.02%) | 450 |
| 362 | Rod | 1 in 4,758 (0.02%) | 432 |
| 370 | Rudolph | 1 in 4,917 (0.02%) | 418 |
| 394 | Ryan | 1 in 5,525 (0.02%) | 372 |
| 404 | Robbie | 1 in 5,958 (0.02%) | 345 |
| 410 | Rufus | 1 in 6,210 (0.02%) | 331 |
| 417 | Ronny | 1 in 6,383 (0.02%) | 322 |
| 430 | Russ | 1 in 6,783 (0.01%) | 303 |
| 442 | Rob | 1 in 7,212 (0.01%) | 285 |
| 445 | Royce | 1 in 7,314 (0.01%) | 281 |
| 447 | Rodolfo | 1 in 7,474 (0.01%) | 275 |
| 454 | Randell | 1 in 7,785 (0.01%) | 264 |
| 473 | Reggie | 1 in 8,709 (0.01%) | 236 |
| 491 | Rocco | 1 in 9,834 (0.01%) | 209 |
| 516 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,875 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 517 | Rolando | 1 in 10,875 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 524 | Reuben | 1 in 11,170 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 526 | Rich | 1 in 11,231 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 529 | Reynaldo | 1 in 11,293 (0.01%) | 182 |
| 540 | Rogelio | 1 in 12,090 (0.01%) | 170 |
| 551 | Reed | 1 in 12,927 (0.01%) | 159 |
| 554 | Robby | 1 in 13,260 (0.01%) | 155 |
| 570 | Roscoe | 1 in 14,787 (0.01%) | 139 |
| 572 | Russel | 1 in 14,894 (0.01%) | 138 |
| 607 | Roman | 1 in 17,418 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 643 | Reid | 1 in 20,554 (0%) | 100 |
| 697 | Riley | 1 in 26,351 (0%) | 78 |
| 698 | Rock | 1 in 26,351 (0%) | 78 |
| 759 | Raphael | 1 in 34,836 (0%) | 59 |
| 773 | Rolf | 1 in 38,062 (0%) | 54 |
| 790 | Richie | 1 in 41,107 (0%) | 50 |
| 791 | Roel | 1 in 41,107 (0%) | 50 |
| 805 | Randel | 1 in 42,820 (0%) | 48 |
| 806 | Reymundo | 1 in 42,820 (0%) | 48 |
| 842 | Randle | 1 in 48,937 (0%) | 42 |
| 843 | Raymundo | 1 in 48,937 (0%) | 42 |
| 850 | Roddy | 1 in 50,130 (0%) | 41 |
| 860 | Regis | 1 in 51,384 (0%) | 40 |
| 861 | Reyes | 1 in 51,384 (0%) | 40 |
| 862 | Rogers | 1 in 51,384 (0%) | 40 |
| 885 | Raleigh | 1 in 55,550 (0%) | 37 |
| 891 | Rand | 1 in 57,093 (0%) | 36 |
| 901 | Rayford | 1 in 58,724 (0%) | 35 |
| 902 | Royal | 1 in 58,724 (0%) | 35 |
| 918 | Rigoberto | 1 in 62,283 (0%) | 33 |
| 919 | Rojelio | 1 in 62,283 (0%) | 33 |
| 932 | Rey | 1 in 64,230 (0%) | 32 |
| 933 | Rolland | 1 in 64,230 (0%) | 32 |
| 941 | Reynold | 1 in 66,302 (0%) | 31 |
| 942 | Rodrigo | 1 in 66,302 (0%) | 31 |
| 952 | Refugio | 1 in 68,512 (0%) | 30 |
| 953 | Rodrick | 1 in 68,512 (0%) | 30 |
| 964 | Reinaldo | 1 in 70,874 (0%) | 29 |
| 965 | Rosendo | 1 in 70,874 (0%) | 29 |
| 966 | Rubin | 1 in 70,874 (0%) | 29 |
| 974 | Ricki | 1 in 73,405 (0%) | 28 |
| 997 | Raymon | 1 in 79,052 (0%) | 26 |
| 1018 | Robbin | 1 in 85,640 (0%) | 24 |
| 1051 | Renaldo | 1 in 93,425 (0%) | 22 |
| 1052 | Robb | 1 in 93,425 (0%) | 22 |
| 1053 | Rudolfo | 1 in 93,425 (0%) | 22 |
| 1066 | Rhett | 1 in 97,874 (0%) | 21 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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