Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1961.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1961 Starting On R.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names from 1961 - 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 (3.57%)72,907
8Richard1 in 50 (2.01%)41,123
24Ronald1 in 98 (1.02%)20,805
33Randy1 in 162 (0.62%)12,572
44Ricky1 in 204 (0.49%)10,015
47Roger1 in 212 (0.47%)9,649
48Raymond1 in 213 (0.47%)9,604
55Russell1 in 278 (0.36%)7,342
63Randall1 in 310 (0.32%)6,586
72Rodney1 in 361 (0.28%)5,661
83Roy1 in 412 (0.24%)4,961
93Ronnie1 in 444 (0.23%)4,600
95Ralph1 in 461 (0.22%)4,434
108Rick1 in 547 (0.18%)3,731
126Ray1 in 701 (0.14%)2,913
144Reginald1 in 832 (0.12%)2,455
153Rickey1 in 917 (0.11%)2,228
169Robin1 in 1,113 (0.09%)1,835
170Ron1 in 1,127 (0.09%)1,812
207Ruben1 in 1,518 (0.07%)1,345
219Rex1 in 1,647 (0.06%)1,240
227Ricardo1 in 1,716 (0.06%)1,190
234Randal1 in 1,804 (0.06%)1,132
236Roland1 in 1,838 (0.05%)1,111
242Randolph1 in 1,965 (0.05%)1,039
246Ross1 in 2,044 (0.05%)999
258Roberto1 in 2,254 (0.04%)906
262Roderick1 in 2,358 (0.04%)866
268Raul1 in 2,428 (0.04%)841
280Rudy1 in 2,797 (0.04%)730
286Rocky1 in 2,901 (0.03%)704
292Robbie1 in 3,089 (0.03%)661
294Rene1 in 3,103 (0.03%)658
295Ramon1 in 3,113 (0.03%)656
325Rusty1 in 3,747 (0.03%)545
326Rafael1 in 3,768 (0.03%)542
359Rodger1 in 4,528 (0.02%)451
360Rory1 in 4,538 (0.02%)450
370Rickie1 in 4,839 (0.02%)422
376Roosevelt1 in 5,067 (0.02%)403
381Rob1 in 5,249 (0.02%)389
388Rudolph1 in 5,445 (0.02%)375
394Rod1 in 5,610 (0.02%)364
408Ryan1 in 5,988 (0.02%)341
427Rufus1 in 6,717 (0.01%)304
440Russ1 in 7,066 (0.01%)289
449Ronny1 in 7,453 (0.01%)274
454Rodolfo1 in 7,507 (0.01%)272
460Randell1 in 7,735 (0.01%)264
470Robby1 in 8,071 (0.01%)253
482Reynaldo1 in 8,878 (0.01%)230
492Reggie1 in 9,367 (0.01%)218
496Royce1 in 9,454 (0.01%)216
503Rolando1 in 9,678 (0.01%)211
511Rich1 in 10,418 (0.01%)196
525Ramiro1 in 11,158 (0.01%)183
540Reuben1 in 11,942 (0.01%)171
544Rocco1 in 12,376 (0.01%)165
600Russel1 in 15,953 (0.01%)128
605Reed1 in 16,079 (0.01%)127
621Rogelio1 in 17,160 (0.01%)119
636Roman1 in 18,564 (0.01%)110
655Roscoe1 in 21,495 (0%)95
674Reid1 in 24,024 (0%)85
717Raynard1 in 28,361 (0%)72
730Raymundo1 in 30,029 (0%)68
734Richie1 in 30,939 (0%)66
740Raphael1 in 31,415 (0%)65
753Riley1 in 34,033 (0%)60
774Rhett1 in 36,464 (0%)56
778Randel1 in 37,127 (0%)55
784Rogers1 in 37,815 (0%)54
796Roel1 in 39,269 (0%)52
810Rolland1 in 41,674 (0%)49
828Reinaldo1 in 45,378 (0%)45
833Rayford1 in 46,409 (0%)44
854Rubin1 in 48,619 (0%)42
874Rolf1 in 51,050 (0%)40
881Rock1 in 52,359 (0%)39
882Rosendo1 in 52,359 (0%)39
898Rey1 in 55,189 (0%)37
907Roddy1 in 56,722 (0%)36
913Raleigh1 in 58,343 (0%)35
917Rodrigo1 in 60,059 (0%)34
922Raynaldo1 in 61,879 (0%)33
923Reymundo1 in 61,879 (0%)33
936Rigoberto1 in 65,871 (0%)31
948Rosario1 in 68,067 (0%)30
961Regis1 in 70,414 (0%)29
973Ricki1 in 72,929 (0%)28
974Rojelio1 in 72,929 (0%)28
979Refugio1 in 75,630 (0%)27
980Romeo1 in 75,630 (0%)27
1002Randle1 in 81,680 (0%)25
1003Rodrick1 in 81,680 (0%)25
1013Rand1 in 85,084 (0%)24
1014Royal1 in 85,084 (0%)24
1027Renard1 in 88,783 (0%)23
1028Reyes1 in 88,783 (0%)23
1044Rico1 in 92,818 (0%)22

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


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