The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1963 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1963 - 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 (3.59%) | 70,023 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 48 (2.09%) | 40,776 |
| 23 | Ronald | 1 in 99 (1.01%) | 19,772 |
| 37 | Randy | 1 in 185 (0.54%) | 10,537 |
| 45 | Raymond | 1 in 222 (0.45%) | 8,785 |
| 47 | Ricky | 1 in 241 (0.42%) | 8,112 |
| 53 | Roger | 1 in 252 (0.4%) | 7,756 |
| 57 | Russell | 1 in 291 (0.34%) | 6,706 |
| 65 | Randall | 1 in 327 (0.31%) | 5,974 |
| 76 | Rodney | 1 in 376 (0.27%) | 5,188 |
| 89 | Roy | 1 in 441 (0.23%) | 4,427 |
| 99 | Ralph | 1 in 498 (0.2%) | 3,924 |
| 102 | Ronnie | 1 in 514 (0.19%) | 3,801 |
| 112 | Rick | 1 in 608 (0.16%) | 3,212 |
| 131 | Ray | 1 in 759 (0.13%) | 2,572 |
| 132 | Reginald | 1 in 769 (0.13%) | 2,540 |
| 175 | Rickey | 1 in 1,186 (0.08%) | 1,647 |
| 185 | Ron | 1 in 1,233 (0.08%) | 1,584 |
| 209 | Robin | 1 in 1,460 (0.07%) | 1,338 |
| 215 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,534 (0.07%) | 1,273 |
| 218 | Ruben | 1 in 1,585 (0.06%) | 1,232 |
| 222 | Ross | 1 in 1,744 (0.06%) | 1,120 |
| 229 | Roland | 1 in 1,863 (0.05%) | 1,048 |
| 233 | Roberto | 1 in 1,957 (0.05%) | 998 |
| 245 | Roderick | 1 in 2,039 (0.05%) | 958 |
| 246 | Rex | 1 in 2,043 (0.05%) | 956 |
| 250 | Randolph | 1 in 2,184 (0.05%) | 894 |
| 254 | Randal | 1 in 2,214 (0.05%) | 882 |
| 257 | Robbie | 1 in 2,260 (0.04%) | 864 |
| 265 | Raul | 1 in 2,408 (0.04%) | 811 |
| 273 | Ramon | 1 in 2,600 (0.04%) | 751 |
| 292 | Rene | 1 in 2,959 (0.03%) | 660 |
| 296 | Rudy | 1 in 3,004 (0.03%) | 650 |
| 309 | Ryan | 1 in 3,175 (0.03%) | 615 |
| 333 | Rob | 1 in 3,748 (0.03%) | 521 |
| 337 | Rafael | 1 in 3,875 (0.03%) | 504 |
| 340 | Rocky | 1 in 4,027 (0.02%) | 485 |
| 348 | Rusty | 1 in 4,283 (0.02%) | 456 |
| 367 | Roosevelt | 1 in 4,563 (0.02%) | 428 |
| 387 | Rodger | 1 in 5,086 (0.02%) | 384 |
| 391 | Rickie | 1 in 5,180 (0.02%) | 377 |
| 399 | Rudolph | 1 in 5,350 (0.02%) | 365 |
| 402 | Rod | 1 in 5,517 (0.02%) | 354 |
| 407 | Robby | 1 in 5,677 (0.02%) | 344 |
| 410 | Rory | 1 in 5,710 (0.02%) | 342 |
| 453 | Rufus | 1 in 7,397 (0.01%) | 264 |
| 460 | Reynaldo | 1 in 7,689 (0.01%) | 254 |
| 466 | Russ | 1 in 7,939 (0.01%) | 246 |
| 467 | Rodolfo | 1 in 8,037 (0.01%) | 243 |
| 474 | Royce | 1 in 8,310 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 485 | Rolando | 1 in 8,680 (0.01%) | 225 |
| 487 | Randell | 1 in 8,718 (0.01%) | 224 |
| 503 | Ramiro | 1 in 9,169 (0.01%) | 213 |
| 506 | Ronny | 1 in 9,300 (0.01%) | 210 |
| 509 | Reuben | 1 in 9,480 (0.01%) | 206 |
| 536 | Rich | 1 in 10,790 (0.01%) | 181 |
| 539 | Reggie | 1 in 11,160 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 548 | Rocco | 1 in 11,694 (0.01%) | 167 |
| 572 | Russel | 1 in 13,753 (0.01%) | 142 |
| 573 | Roman | 1 in 13,851 (0.01%) | 141 |
| 576 | Rogelio | 1 in 14,050 (0.01%) | 139 |
| 582 | Richie | 1 in 14,255 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 616 | Reed | 1 in 16,411 (0.01%) | 119 |
| 618 | Reid | 1 in 16,550 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 689 | Reinaldo | 1 in 23,816 (0%) | 82 |
| 705 | Roscoe | 1 in 25,696 (0%) | 76 |
| 724 | Ritchie | 1 in 27,506 (0%) | 71 |
| 729 | Rodrick | 1 in 27,899 (0%) | 70 |
| 754 | Raymundo | 1 in 31,499 (0%) | 62 |
| 755 | Raynard | 1 in 31,499 (0%) | 62 |
| 769 | Raphael | 1 in 34,262 (0%) | 57 |
| 783 | Rhett | 1 in 36,165 (0%) | 54 |
| 819 | Rigoberto | 1 in 43,398 (0%) | 45 |
| 824 | Rolf | 1 in 44,385 (0%) | 44 |
| 832 | Rey | 1 in 45,417 (0%) | 43 |
| 833 | Riley | 1 in 45,417 (0%) | 43 |
| 837 | Randel | 1 in 46,498 (0%) | 42 |
| 838 | Rodrigo | 1 in 46,498 (0%) | 42 |
| 839 | Romeo | 1 in 46,498 (0%) | 42 |
| 871 | Roel | 1 in 52,782 (0%) | 37 |
| 872 | Rosendo | 1 in 52,782 (0%) | 37 |
| 879 | Rubin | 1 in 54,248 (0%) | 36 |
| 887 | Rayford | 1 in 55,798 (0%) | 35 |
| 888 | Robb | 1 in 55,798 (0%) | 35 |
| 900 | Reyes | 1 in 59,179 (0%) | 33 |
| 906 | Regis | 1 in 61,029 (0%) | 32 |
| 925 | Rojelio | 1 in 65,097 (0%) | 30 |
| 937 | Reymundo | 1 in 67,342 (0%) | 29 |
| 1010 | Raynaldo | 1 in 84,910 (0%) | 23 |
| 1011 | Refugio | 1 in 84,910 (0%) | 23 |
| 1012 | Rosario | 1 in 84,910 (0%) | 23 |
| 1020 | Reagan | 1 in 88,769 (0%) | 22 |
| 1021 | Rogers | 1 in 88,769 (0%) | 22 |
| 1022 | Royal | 1 in 88,769 (0%) | 22 |
| 1036 | Randle | 1 in 92,996 (0%) | 21 |
| 1037 | Raymon | 1 in 92,996 (0%) | 21 |
| 1038 | Regan | 1 in 92,996 (0%) | 21 |
| 1039 | Roderic | 1 in 92,996 (0%) | 21 |
| 1053 | Rance | 1 in 97,646 (0%) | 20 |
| 1054 | Rudolfo | 1 in 97,646 (0%) | 20 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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