The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1960 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1960 - 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 (3.52%) | 72,376 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 47 (2.12%) | 43,555 |
| 21 | Ronald | 1 in 95 (1.06%) | 21,712 |
| 32 | Randy | 1 in 144 (0.69%) | 14,225 |
| 38 | Ricky | 1 in 187 (0.54%) | 10,998 |
| 46 | Raymond | 1 in 211 (0.47%) | 9,718 |
| 47 | Roger | 1 in 227 (0.44%) | 9,035 |
| 56 | Russell | 1 in 275 (0.36%) | 7,475 |
| 59 | Randall | 1 in 287 (0.35%) | 7,163 |
| 68 | Rodney | 1 in 351 (0.29%) | 5,853 |
| 80 | Roy | 1 in 391 (0.26%) | 5,248 |
| 87 | Ronnie | 1 in 423 (0.24%) | 4,858 |
| 88 | Ralph | 1 in 430 (0.23%) | 4,779 |
| 100 | Rick | 1 in 487 (0.21%) | 4,214 |
| 121 | Ray | 1 in 670 (0.15%) | 3,063 |
| 138 | Rickey | 1 in 804 (0.12%) | 2,553 |
| 144 | Reginald | 1 in 851 (0.12%) | 2,414 |
| 171 | Ron | 1 in 1,100 (0.09%) | 1,866 |
| 200 | Robin | 1 in 1,447 (0.07%) | 1,419 |
| 208 | Ruben | 1 in 1,545 (0.06%) | 1,329 |
| 213 | Rex | 1 in 1,598 (0.06%) | 1,285 |
| 217 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,612 (0.06%) | 1,274 |
| 220 | Randal | 1 in 1,640 (0.06%) | 1,252 |
| 238 | Roland | 1 in 1,827 (0.05%) | 1,124 |
| 244 | Randolph | 1 in 1,975 (0.05%) | 1,040 |
| 246 | Ross | 1 in 2,007 (0.05%) | 1,023 |
| 260 | Roberto | 1 in 2,239 (0.04%) | 917 |
| 268 | Raul | 1 in 2,382 (0.04%) | 862 |
| 271 | Rocky | 1 in 2,445 (0.04%) | 840 |
| 276 | Roderick | 1 in 2,526 (0.04%) | 813 |
| 280 | Rudy | 1 in 2,657 (0.04%) | 773 |
| 288 | Ramon | 1 in 2,864 (0.03%) | 717 |
| 295 | Rene | 1 in 3,060 (0.03%) | 671 |
| 306 | Rory | 1 in 3,355 (0.03%) | 612 |
| 333 | Rafael | 1 in 4,091 (0.02%) | 502 |
| 340 | Rusty | 1 in 4,217 (0.02%) | 487 |
| 342 | Rickie | 1 in 4,314 (0.02%) | 476 |
| 348 | Rod | 1 in 4,484 (0.02%) | 458 |
| 352 | Roosevelt | 1 in 4,543 (0.02%) | 452 |
| 369 | Rodger | 1 in 4,901 (0.02%) | 419 |
| 372 | Robbie | 1 in 5,021 (0.02%) | 409 |
| 376 | Rudolph | 1 in 5,070 (0.02%) | 405 |
| 414 | Ryan | 1 in 6,242 (0.02%) | 329 |
| 430 | Rob | 1 in 6,733 (0.01%) | 305 |
| 431 | Rufus | 1 in 6,733 (0.01%) | 305 |
| 441 | Russ | 1 in 7,033 (0.01%) | 292 |
| 443 | Rodolfo | 1 in 7,081 (0.01%) | 290 |
| 449 | Ronny | 1 in 7,334 (0.01%) | 280 |
| 450 | Randell | 1 in 7,387 (0.01%) | 278 |
| 463 | Rolando | 1 in 8,280 (0.01%) | 248 |
| 468 | Royce | 1 in 8,314 (0.01%) | 247 |
| 475 | Ramiro | 1 in 8,813 (0.01%) | 233 |
| 490 | Reggie | 1 in 9,377 (0.01%) | 219 |
| 498 | Rocco | 1 in 9,641 (0.01%) | 213 |
| 500 | Reynaldo | 1 in 9,779 (0.01%) | 210 |
| 512 | Reuben | 1 in 10,268 (0.01%) | 200 |
| 524 | Rich | 1 in 11,283 (0.01%) | 182 |
| 540 | Robby | 1 in 11,939 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 549 | Reed | 1 in 12,834 (0.01%) | 160 |
| 550 | Rogelio | 1 in 12,834 (0.01%) | 160 |
| 568 | Russel | 1 in 13,782 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 624 | Roscoe | 1 in 18,173 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 640 | Roman | 1 in 19,557 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 715 | Reid | 1 in 27,750 (0%) | 74 |
| 723 | Randel | 1 in 28,923 (0%) | 71 |
| 749 | Raynard | 1 in 32,595 (0%) | 63 |
| 754 | Roel | 1 in 33,121 (0%) | 62 |
| 772 | Reinaldo | 1 in 35,405 (0%) | 58 |
| 778 | Raphael | 1 in 36,670 (0%) | 56 |
| 782 | Richie | 1 in 37,336 (0%) | 55 |
| 792 | Raymundo | 1 in 38,745 (0%) | 53 |
| 793 | Riley | 1 in 38,745 (0%) | 53 |
| 794 | Rogers | 1 in 38,745 (0%) | 53 |
| 801 | Rayford | 1 in 40,265 (0%) | 51 |
| 811 | Rolf | 1 in 41,908 (0%) | 49 |
| 835 | Rock | 1 in 46,671 (0%) | 44 |
| 836 | Royal | 1 in 46,671 (0%) | 44 |
| 855 | Rigoberto | 1 in 50,085 (0%) | 41 |
| 856 | Rodrick | 1 in 50,085 (0%) | 41 |
| 867 | Roddy | 1 in 52,654 (0%) | 39 |
| 873 | Reyes | 1 in 54,040 (0%) | 38 |
| 878 | Raymon | 1 in 55,500 (0%) | 37 |
| 879 | Rodrigo | 1 in 55,500 (0%) | 37 |
| 886 | Rosendo | 1 in 57,042 (0%) | 36 |
| 894 | Rubin | 1 in 58,672 (0%) | 35 |
| 903 | Rhett | 1 in 60,397 (0%) | 34 |
| 910 | Refugio | 1 in 62,227 (0%) | 33 |
| 919 | Reymundo | 1 in 64,172 (0%) | 32 |
| 924 | Regis | 1 in 66,242 (0%) | 31 |
| 951 | Rey | 1 in 70,811 (0%) | 29 |
| 976 | Robbin | 1 in 76,056 (0%) | 27 |
| 984 | Romeo | 1 in 78,981 (0%) | 26 |
| 996 | Rojelio | 1 in 82,140 (0%) | 25 |
| 1044 | Renaldo | 1 in 93,341 (0%) | 22 |
| 1045 | Rudolfo | 1 in 93,341 (0%) | 22 |
| 1065 | Robb | 1 in 97,786 (0%) | 21 |
| 1082 | Randle | 1 in 102,675 (0%) | 20 |
| 1083 | Richardo | 1 in 102,675 (0%) | 20 |
| 1098 | Raleigh | 1 in 108,079 (0%) | 19 |
| 1099 | Rueben | 1 in 108,079 (0%) | 19 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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