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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Robert | 1 in 28 (3.57%) | 72,907 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 50 (2.01%) | 41,123 |
| 24 | Ronald | 1 in 98 (1.02%) | 20,805 |
| 33 | Randy | 1 in 162 (0.62%) | 12,572 |
| 44 | Ricky | 1 in 204 (0.49%) | 10,015 |
| 47 | Roger | 1 in 212 (0.47%) | 9,649 |
| 48 | Raymond | 1 in 213 (0.47%) | 9,604 |
| 55 | Russell | 1 in 278 (0.36%) | 7,342 |
| 63 | Randall | 1 in 310 (0.32%) | 6,586 |
| 72 | Rodney | 1 in 361 (0.28%) | 5,661 |
| 83 | Roy | 1 in 412 (0.24%) | 4,961 |
| 93 | Ronnie | 1 in 444 (0.23%) | 4,600 |
| 95 | Ralph | 1 in 461 (0.22%) | 4,434 |
| 108 | Rick | 1 in 547 (0.18%) | 3,731 |
| 126 | Ray | 1 in 701 (0.14%) | 2,913 |
| 144 | Reginald | 1 in 832 (0.12%) | 2,455 |
| 153 | Rickey | 1 in 917 (0.11%) | 2,228 |
| 169 | Robin | 1 in 1,113 (0.09%) | 1,835 |
| 170 | Ron | 1 in 1,127 (0.09%) | 1,812 |
| 207 | Ruben | 1 in 1,518 (0.07%) | 1,345 |
| 219 | Rex | 1 in 1,647 (0.06%) | 1,240 |
| 227 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,716 (0.06%) | 1,190 |
| 234 | Randal | 1 in 1,804 (0.06%) | 1,132 |
| 236 | Roland | 1 in 1,838 (0.05%) | 1,111 |
| 242 | Randolph | 1 in 1,965 (0.05%) | 1,039 |
| 246 | Ross | 1 in 2,044 (0.05%) | 999 |
| 258 | Roberto | 1 in 2,254 (0.04%) | 906 |
| 262 | Roderick | 1 in 2,358 (0.04%) | 866 |
| 268 | Raul | 1 in 2,428 (0.04%) | 841 |
| 280 | Rudy | 1 in 2,797 (0.04%) | 730 |
| 286 | Rocky | 1 in 2,901 (0.03%) | 704 |
| 292 | Robbie | 1 in 3,089 (0.03%) | 661 |
| 294 | Rene | 1 in 3,103 (0.03%) | 658 |
| 295 | Ramon | 1 in 3,113 (0.03%) | 656 |
| 325 | Rusty | 1 in 3,747 (0.03%) | 545 |
| 326 | Rafael | 1 in 3,768 (0.03%) | 542 |
| 359 | Rodger | 1 in 4,528 (0.02%) | 451 |
| 360 | Rory | 1 in 4,538 (0.02%) | 450 |
| 370 | Rickie | 1 in 4,839 (0.02%) | 422 |
| 376 | Roosevelt | 1 in 5,067 (0.02%) | 403 |
| 381 | Rob | 1 in 5,249 (0.02%) | 389 |
| 388 | Rudolph | 1 in 5,445 (0.02%) | 375 |
| 394 | Rod | 1 in 5,610 (0.02%) | 364 |
| 408 | Ryan | 1 in 5,988 (0.02%) | 341 |
| 427 | Rufus | 1 in 6,717 (0.01%) | 304 |
| 440 | Russ | 1 in 7,066 (0.01%) | 289 |
| 449 | Ronny | 1 in 7,453 (0.01%) | 274 |
| 454 | Rodolfo | 1 in 7,507 (0.01%) | 272 |
| 460 | Randell | 1 in 7,735 (0.01%) | 264 |
| 470 | Robby | 1 in 8,071 (0.01%) | 253 |
| 482 | Reynaldo | 1 in 8,878 (0.01%) | 230 |
| 492 | Reggie | 1 in 9,367 (0.01%) | 218 |
| 496 | Royce | 1 in 9,454 (0.01%) | 216 |
| 503 | Rolando | 1 in 9,678 (0.01%) | 211 |
| 511 | Rich | 1 in 10,418 (0.01%) | 196 |
| 525 | Ramiro | 1 in 11,158 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 540 | Reuben | 1 in 11,942 (0.01%) | 171 |
| 544 | Rocco | 1 in 12,376 (0.01%) | 165 |
| 600 | Russel | 1 in 15,953 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 605 | Reed | 1 in 16,079 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 621 | Rogelio | 1 in 17,160 (0.01%) | 119 |
| 636 | Roman | 1 in 18,564 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 655 | Roscoe | 1 in 21,495 (0%) | 95 |
| 674 | Reid | 1 in 24,024 (0%) | 85 |
| 717 | Raynard | 1 in 28,361 (0%) | 72 |
| 730 | Raymundo | 1 in 30,029 (0%) | 68 |
| 734 | Richie | 1 in 30,939 (0%) | 66 |
| 740 | Raphael | 1 in 31,415 (0%) | 65 |
| 753 | Riley | 1 in 34,033 (0%) | 60 |
| 774 | Rhett | 1 in 36,464 (0%) | 56 |
| 778 | Randel | 1 in 37,127 (0%) | 55 |
| 784 | Rogers | 1 in 37,815 (0%) | 54 |
| 796 | Roel | 1 in 39,269 (0%) | 52 |
| 810 | Rolland | 1 in 41,674 (0%) | 49 |
| 828 | Reinaldo | 1 in 45,378 (0%) | 45 |
| 833 | Rayford | 1 in 46,409 (0%) | 44 |
| 854 | Rubin | 1 in 48,619 (0%) | 42 |
| 874 | Rolf | 1 in 51,050 (0%) | 40 |
| 881 | Rock | 1 in 52,359 (0%) | 39 |
| 882 | Rosendo | 1 in 52,359 (0%) | 39 |
| 898 | Rey | 1 in 55,189 (0%) | 37 |
| 907 | Roddy | 1 in 56,722 (0%) | 36 |
| 913 | Raleigh | 1 in 58,343 (0%) | 35 |
| 917 | Rodrigo | 1 in 60,059 (0%) | 34 |
| 922 | Raynaldo | 1 in 61,879 (0%) | 33 |
| 923 | Reymundo | 1 in 61,879 (0%) | 33 |
| 936 | Rigoberto | 1 in 65,871 (0%) | 31 |
| 948 | Rosario | 1 in 68,067 (0%) | 30 |
| 961 | Regis | 1 in 70,414 (0%) | 29 |
| 973 | Ricki | 1 in 72,929 (0%) | 28 |
| 974 | Rojelio | 1 in 72,929 (0%) | 28 |
| 979 | Refugio | 1 in 75,630 (0%) | 27 |
| 980 | Romeo | 1 in 75,630 (0%) | 27 |
| 1002 | Randle | 1 in 81,680 (0%) | 25 |
| 1003 | Rodrick | 1 in 81,680 (0%) | 25 |
| 1013 | Rand | 1 in 85,084 (0%) | 24 |
| 1014 | Royal | 1 in 85,084 (0%) | 24 |
| 1027 | Renard | 1 in 88,783 (0%) | 23 |
| 1028 | Reyes | 1 in 88,783 (0%) | 23 |
| 1044 | Rico | 1 in 92,818 (0%) | 22 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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