The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1962 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1962 - 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 (3.53%) | 70,208 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 50 (1.98%) | 39,424 |
| 25 | Ronald | 1 in 100 (1%) | 19,980 |
| 35 | Randy | 1 in 168 (0.6%) | 11,851 |
| 47 | Raymond | 1 in 219 (0.46%) | 9,072 |
| 48 | Roger | 1 in 219 (0.46%) | 9,070 |
| 50 | Ricky | 1 in 229 (0.44%) | 8,691 |
| 57 | Russell | 1 in 283 (0.35%) | 7,041 |
| 65 | Randall | 1 in 319 (0.31%) | 6,229 |
| 76 | Rodney | 1 in 366 (0.27%) | 5,437 |
| 90 | Roy | 1 in 444 (0.23%) | 4,480 |
| 97 | Ralph | 1 in 477 (0.21%) | 4,170 |
| 100 | Ronnie | 1 in 485 (0.21%) | 4,106 |
| 109 | Rick | 1 in 585 (0.17%) | 3,403 |
| 132 | Ray | 1 in 747 (0.13%) | 2,663 |
| 133 | Reginald | 1 in 758 (0.13%) | 2,626 |
| 169 | Rickey | 1 in 1,072 (0.09%) | 1,856 |
| 177 | Ron | 1 in 1,174 (0.09%) | 1,695 |
| 197 | Robin | 1 in 1,311 (0.08%) | 1,518 |
| 208 | Ruben | 1 in 1,489 (0.07%) | 1,337 |
| 219 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,641 (0.06%) | 1,213 |
| 225 | Ross | 1 in 1,780 (0.06%) | 1,118 |
| 227 | Rex | 1 in 1,796 (0.06%) | 1,108 |
| 236 | Roland | 1 in 1,897 (0.05%) | 1,049 |
| 243 | Randal | 1 in 2,004 (0.05%) | 993 |
| 244 | Roberto | 1 in 2,039 (0.05%) | 976 |
| 248 | Randolph | 1 in 2,071 (0.05%) | 961 |
| 253 | Roderick | 1 in 2,224 (0.04%) | 895 |
| 271 | Raul | 1 in 2,568 (0.04%) | 775 |
| 285 | Rene | 1 in 2,905 (0.03%) | 685 |
| 286 | Robbie | 1 in 2,910 (0.03%) | 684 |
| 293 | Ramon | 1 in 2,993 (0.03%) | 665 |
| 298 | Rudy | 1 in 3,134 (0.03%) | 635 |
| 329 | Rafael | 1 in 3,727 (0.03%) | 534 |
| 332 | Rocky | 1 in 3,769 (0.03%) | 528 |
| 345 | Rusty | 1 in 4,190 (0.02%) | 475 |
| 357 | Rory | 1 in 4,355 (0.02%) | 457 |
| 361 | Rob | 1 in 4,452 (0.02%) | 447 |
| 382 | Roosevelt | 1 in 4,951 (0.02%) | 402 |
| 383 | Rod | 1 in 4,975 (0.02%) | 400 |
| 398 | Rickie | 1 in 5,364 (0.02%) | 371 |
| 399 | Rudolph | 1 in 5,379 (0.02%) | 370 |
| 402 | Rodger | 1 in 5,467 (0.02%) | 364 |
| 405 | Ryan | 1 in 5,559 (0.02%) | 358 |
| 422 | Robby | 1 in 6,200 (0.02%) | 321 |
| 437 | Rodolfo | 1 in 6,816 (0.01%) | 292 |
| 452 | Ronny | 1 in 7,398 (0.01%) | 269 |
| 465 | Russ | 1 in 7,835 (0.01%) | 254 |
| 471 | Rufus | 1 in 8,123 (0.01%) | 245 |
| 473 | Rolando | 1 in 8,258 (0.01%) | 241 |
| 477 | Randell | 1 in 8,505 (0.01%) | 234 |
| 479 | Royce | 1 in 8,541 (0.01%) | 233 |
| 483 | Reynaldo | 1 in 8,653 (0.01%) | 230 |
| 492 | Rich | 1 in 9,129 (0.01%) | 218 |
| 509 | Reggie | 1 in 9,708 (0.01%) | 205 |
| 516 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,001 (0.01%) | 199 |
| 548 | Reuben | 1 in 12,361 (0.01%) | 161 |
| 549 | Rocco | 1 in 12,438 (0.01%) | 160 |
| 550 | Rogelio | 1 in 12,438 (0.01%) | 160 |
| 574 | Roman | 1 in 13,917 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 583 | Reed | 1 in 14,527 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 589 | Russel | 1 in 14,964 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 631 | Richie | 1 in 18,775 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 651 | Roscoe | 1 in 20,731 (0%) | 96 |
| 693 | Raynard | 1 in 24,570 (0%) | 81 |
| 694 | Reid | 1 in 24,570 (0%) | 81 |
| 705 | Rodrick | 1 in 26,535 (0%) | 75 |
| 737 | Raymundo | 1 in 29,704 (0%) | 67 |
| 744 | Raphael | 1 in 30,618 (0%) | 65 |
| 748 | Riley | 1 in 31,096 (0%) | 64 |
| 755 | Randel | 1 in 31,590 (0%) | 63 |
| 756 | Reinaldo | 1 in 32,099 (0%) | 62 |
| 775 | Roel | 1 in 34,915 (0%) | 57 |
| 803 | Rhett | 1 in 40,615 (0%) | 49 |
| 804 | Rodrigo | 1 in 40,615 (0%) | 49 |
| 807 | Rayford | 1 in 41,462 (0%) | 48 |
| 827 | Rosendo | 1 in 45,231 (0%) | 44 |
| 840 | Robbin | 1 in 47,385 (0%) | 42 |
| 841 | Rogers | 1 in 47,385 (0%) | 42 |
| 853 | Rigoberto | 1 in 49,754 (0%) | 40 |
| 865 | Rolf | 1 in 51,030 (0%) | 39 |
| 874 | Raleigh | 1 in 52,373 (0%) | 38 |
| 875 | Robb | 1 in 52,373 (0%) | 38 |
| 884 | Regis | 1 in 53,788 (0%) | 37 |
| 885 | Rock | 1 in 53,788 (0%) | 37 |
| 891 | Rubin | 1 in 55,282 (0%) | 36 |
| 901 | Rey | 1 in 58,534 (0%) | 34 |
| 911 | Ritchie | 1 in 60,308 (0%) | 33 |
| 932 | Reyes | 1 in 64,199 (0%) | 31 |
| 933 | Romeo | 1 in 64,199 (0%) | 31 |
| 943 | Refugio | 1 in 68,626 (0%) | 29 |
| 944 | Rojelio | 1 in 68,626 (0%) | 29 |
| 966 | Rueben | 1 in 73,709 (0%) | 27 |
| 976 | Rosario | 1 in 76,544 (0%) | 26 |
| 990 | Renaldo | 1 in 79,606 (0%) | 25 |
| 1072 | Ric | 1 in 104,745 (0%) | 19 |
| 1073 | Rudolfo | 1 in 104,745 (0%) | 19 |
| 1095 | Rand | 1 in 110,564 (0%) | 18 |
| 1112 | Rance | 1 in 117,068 (0%) | 17 |
| 1134 | Roddy | 1 in 124,385 (0%) | 16 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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