The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1964 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1964 - 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 27 (3.66%) | 69,998 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 48 (2.09%) | 40,100 |
| 24 | Ronald | 1 in 102 (0.98%) | 18,847 |
| 38 | Randy | 1 in 186 (0.54%) | 10,297 |
| 44 | Raymond | 1 in 223 (0.45%) | 8,592 |
| 49 | Roger | 1 in 259 (0.39%) | 7,390 |
| 54 | Ricky | 1 in 284 (0.35%) | 6,752 |
| 58 | Russell | 1 in 307 (0.33%) | 6,237 |
| 59 | Rodney | 1 in 315 (0.32%) | 6,069 |
| 66 | Randall | 1 in 347 (0.29%) | 5,514 |
| 90 | Roy | 1 in 462 (0.22%) | 4,147 |
| 103 | Ralph | 1 in 538 (0.19%) | 3,560 |
| 104 | Ronnie | 1 in 546 (0.18%) | 3,504 |
| 121 | Rick | 1 in 671 (0.15%) | 2,853 |
| 128 | Reginald | 1 in 740 (0.14%) | 2,589 |
| 143 | Ray | 1 in 848 (0.12%) | 2,259 |
| 205 | Rickey | 1 in 1,434 (0.07%) | 1,335 |
| 207 | Ron | 1 in 1,460 (0.07%) | 1,311 |
| 209 | Ruben | 1 in 1,474 (0.07%) | 1,299 |
| 210 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,496 (0.07%) | 1,280 |
| 221 | Robin | 1 in 1,682 (0.06%) | 1,138 |
| 227 | Roland | 1 in 1,791 (0.06%) | 1,069 |
| 233 | Roberto | 1 in 1,901 (0.05%) | 1,007 |
| 234 | Ross | 1 in 1,901 (0.05%) | 1,007 |
| 237 | Roderick | 1 in 1,922 (0.05%) | 996 |
| 248 | Rex | 1 in 2,068 (0.05%) | 926 |
| 263 | Robbie | 1 in 2,321 (0.04%) | 825 |
| 265 | Raul | 1 in 2,378 (0.04%) | 805 |
| 267 | Randal | 1 in 2,384 (0.04%) | 803 |
| 272 | Randolph | 1 in 2,480 (0.04%) | 772 |
| 280 | Rene | 1 in 2,634 (0.04%) | 727 |
| 285 | Ramon | 1 in 2,685 (0.04%) | 713 |
| 323 | Rafael | 1 in 3,500 (0.03%) | 547 |
| 325 | Rudy | 1 in 3,520 (0.03%) | 544 |
| 333 | Rob | 1 in 3,711 (0.03%) | 516 |
| 348 | Ryan | 1 in 4,031 (0.02%) | 475 |
| 367 | Rocky | 1 in 4,625 (0.02%) | 414 |
| 388 | Rusty | 1 in 4,999 (0.02%) | 383 |
| 392 | Roosevelt | 1 in 5,147 (0.02%) | 372 |
| 394 | Robby | 1 in 5,175 (0.02%) | 370 |
| 403 | Rodger | 1 in 5,502 (0.02%) | 348 |
| 405 | Rudolph | 1 in 5,534 (0.02%) | 346 |
| 426 | Rory | 1 in 6,098 (0.02%) | 314 |
| 427 | Rod | 1 in 6,196 (0.02%) | 309 |
| 434 | Rodolfo | 1 in 6,468 (0.02%) | 296 |
| 437 | Rickie | 1 in 6,602 (0.02%) | 290 |
| 453 | Rufus | 1 in 7,118 (0.01%) | 269 |
| 470 | Reynaldo | 1 in 7,944 (0.01%) | 241 |
| 475 | Ronny | 1 in 8,147 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 493 | Russ | 1 in 8,864 (0.01%) | 216 |
| 497 | Rolando | 1 in 9,074 (0.01%) | 211 |
| 503 | Randell | 1 in 9,385 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 510 | Royce | 1 in 9,972 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 516 | Rich | 1 in 10,184 (0.01%) | 188 |
| 518 | Reuben | 1 in 10,349 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 529 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,696 (0.01%) | 179 |
| 530 | Richie | 1 in 10,817 (0.01%) | 177 |
| 535 | Reggie | 1 in 11,197 (0.01%) | 171 |
| 542 | Rocco | 1 in 11,397 (0.01%) | 168 |
| 562 | Rogelio | 1 in 12,680 (0.01%) | 151 |
| 586 | Roman | 1 in 14,182 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 621 | Reed | 1 in 16,649 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 635 | Ritchie | 1 in 18,771 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 673 | Rodrick | 1 in 21,757 (0%) | 88 |
| 690 | Reid | 1 in 23,637 (0%) | 81 |
| 705 | Russel | 1 in 25,192 (0%) | 76 |
| 736 | Reinaldo | 1 in 29,916 (0%) | 64 |
| 746 | Raymundo | 1 in 30,881 (0%) | 62 |
| 752 | Roscoe | 1 in 31,387 (0%) | 61 |
| 756 | Raphael | 1 in 31,910 (0%) | 60 |
| 757 | Roel | 1 in 31,910 (0%) | 60 |
| 791 | Rodrigo | 1 in 36,125 (0%) | 53 |
| 801 | Rhett | 1 in 38,292 (0%) | 50 |
| 807 | Riley | 1 in 39,888 (0%) | 48 |
| 808 | Rosendo | 1 in 39,888 (0%) | 48 |
| 811 | Raynard | 1 in 40,737 (0%) | 47 |
| 827 | Rayford | 1 in 42,547 (0%) | 45 |
| 828 | Robb | 1 in 42,547 (0%) | 45 |
| 842 | Rigoberto | 1 in 45,586 (0%) | 42 |
| 875 | Regis | 1 in 50,385 (0%) | 38 |
| 881 | Rolf | 1 in 51,746 (0%) | 37 |
| 893 | Reyes | 1 in 53,184 (0%) | 36 |
| 904 | Regan | 1 in 54,703 (0%) | 35 |
| 921 | Rey | 1 in 59,832 (0%) | 32 |
| 922 | Reymundo | 1 in 59,832 (0%) | 32 |
| 923 | Rubin | 1 in 59,832 (0%) | 32 |
| 949 | Rojelio | 1 in 66,021 (0%) | 29 |
| 969 | Rogers | 1 in 70,912 (0%) | 27 |
| 990 | Randle | 1 in 76,585 (0%) | 25 |
| 991 | Raymon | 1 in 76,585 (0%) | 25 |
| 1026 | Refugio | 1 in 87,028 (0%) | 22 |
| 1027 | Royal | 1 in 87,028 (0%) | 22 |
| 1028 | Rudolfo | 1 in 87,028 (0%) | 22 |
| 1046 | Randel | 1 in 91,172 (0%) | 21 |
| 1047 | Roddy | 1 in 91,172 (0%) | 21 |
| 1048 | Romeo | 1 in 91,172 (0%) | 21 |
| 1060 | Raoul | 1 in 95,731 (0%) | 20 |
| 1061 | Rolland | 1 in 95,731 (0%) | 20 |
| 1062 | Rosario | 1 in 95,731 (0%) | 20 |
| 1108 | Roby | 1 in 106,368 (0%) | 18 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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