Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1959.

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
5Robert1 in 28 (3.62%)74,502
8Richard1 in 44 (2.3%)47,174
21Ronald1 in 89 (1.12%)23,102
31Randy1 in 137 (0.73%)15,029
34Ricky1 in 156 (0.64%)13,200
45Raymond1 in 210 (0.48%)9,808
47Roger1 in 234 (0.43%)8,786
55Russell1 in 275 (0.36%)7,473
59Randall1 in 291 (0.34%)7,063
67Rodney1 in 347 (0.29%)5,915
76Ronnie1 in 376 (0.27%)5,469
81Roy1 in 397 (0.25%)5,176
84Ralph1 in 408 (0.24%)5,035
89Rick1 in 417 (0.24%)4,924
117Rickey1 in 599 (0.17%)3,431
121Ray1 in 641 (0.16%)3,207
146Reginald1 in 865 (0.12%)2,376
166Ron1 in 1,108 (0.09%)1,855
191Robin1 in 1,348 (0.07%)1,525
200Randal1 in 1,439 (0.07%)1,428
209Ricardo1 in 1,562 (0.06%)1,316
212Ruben1 in 1,577 (0.06%)1,303
215Rex1 in 1,629 (0.06%)1,262
230Roland1 in 1,787 (0.06%)1,150
244Randolph1 in 1,950 (0.05%)1,054
248Ross1 in 2,035 (0.05%)1,010
267Roberto1 in 2,404 (0.04%)855
270Rocky1 in 2,473 (0.04%)831
276Raul1 in 2,566 (0.04%)801
278Rory1 in 2,612 (0.04%)787
280Roderick1 in 2,697 (0.04%)762
286Rudy1 in 2,839 (0.04%)724
288Rickie1 in 2,903 (0.03%)708
299Ramon1 in 3,148 (0.03%)653
309Rene1 in 3,437 (0.03%)598
326Rusty1 in 3,893 (0.03%)528
347Rafael1 in 4,420 (0.02%)465
354Rodger1 in 4,547 (0.02%)452
355Roosevelt1 in 4,567 (0.02%)450
362Rod1 in 4,758 (0.02%)432
370Rudolph1 in 4,917 (0.02%)418
394Ryan1 in 5,525 (0.02%)372
404Robbie1 in 5,958 (0.02%)345
410Rufus1 in 6,210 (0.02%)331
417Ronny1 in 6,383 (0.02%)322
430Russ1 in 6,783 (0.01%)303
442Rob1 in 7,212 (0.01%)285
445Royce1 in 7,314 (0.01%)281
447Rodolfo1 in 7,474 (0.01%)275
454Randell1 in 7,785 (0.01%)264
473Reggie1 in 8,709 (0.01%)236
491Rocco1 in 9,834 (0.01%)209
516Ramiro1 in 10,875 (0.01%)189
517Rolando1 in 10,875 (0.01%)189
524Reuben1 in 11,170 (0.01%)184
526Rich1 in 11,231 (0.01%)183
529Reynaldo1 in 11,293 (0.01%)182
540Rogelio1 in 12,090 (0.01%)170
551Reed1 in 12,927 (0.01%)159
554Robby1 in 13,260 (0.01%)155
570Roscoe1 in 14,787 (0.01%)139
572Russel1 in 14,894 (0.01%)138
607Roman1 in 17,418 (0.01%)118
643Reid1 in 20,554 (0%)100
697Riley1 in 26,351 (0%)78
698Rock1 in 26,351 (0%)78
759Raphael1 in 34,836 (0%)59
773Rolf1 in 38,062 (0%)54
790Richie1 in 41,107 (0%)50
791Roel1 in 41,107 (0%)50
805Randel1 in 42,820 (0%)48
806Reymundo1 in 42,820 (0%)48
842Randle1 in 48,937 (0%)42
843Raymundo1 in 48,937 (0%)42
850Roddy1 in 50,130 (0%)41
860Regis1 in 51,384 (0%)40
861Reyes1 in 51,384 (0%)40
862Rogers1 in 51,384 (0%)40
885Raleigh1 in 55,550 (0%)37
891Rand1 in 57,093 (0%)36
901Rayford1 in 58,724 (0%)35
902Royal1 in 58,724 (0%)35
918Rigoberto1 in 62,283 (0%)33
919Rojelio1 in 62,283 (0%)33
932Rey1 in 64,230 (0%)32
933Rolland1 in 64,230 (0%)32
941Reynold1 in 66,302 (0%)31
942Rodrigo1 in 66,302 (0%)31
952Refugio1 in 68,512 (0%)30
953Rodrick1 in 68,512 (0%)30
964Reinaldo1 in 70,874 (0%)29
965Rosendo1 in 70,874 (0%)29
966Rubin1 in 70,874 (0%)29
974Ricki1 in 73,405 (0%)28
997Raymon1 in 79,052 (0%)26
1018Robbin1 in 85,640 (0%)24
1051Renaldo1 in 93,425 (0%)22
1052Robb1 in 93,425 (0%)22
1053Rudolfo1 in 93,425 (0%)22
1066Rhett1 in 97,874 (0%)21

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


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