The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1965 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1965 - 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 (3.54%) | 63,161 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 48 (2.07%) | 36,867 |
| 24 | Ronald | 1 in 101 (0.99%) | 17,632 |
| 33 | Rodney | 1 in 161 (0.62%) | 11,082 |
| 42 | Randy | 1 in 201 (0.5%) | 8,865 |
| 45 | Raymond | 1 in 222 (0.45%) | 8,052 |
| 49 | Roger | 1 in 278 (0.36%) | 6,427 |
| 57 | Russell | 1 in 316 (0.32%) | 5,652 |
| 58 | Ricky | 1 in 316 (0.32%) | 5,650 |
| 73 | Randall | 1 in 375 (0.27%) | 4,759 |
| 95 | Roy | 1 in 472 (0.21%) | 3,785 |
| 103 | Ralph | 1 in 555 (0.18%) | 3,218 |
| 107 | Ronnie | 1 in 573 (0.17%) | 3,116 |
| 128 | Reginald | 1 in 732 (0.14%) | 2,439 |
| 137 | Rick | 1 in 799 (0.13%) | 2,233 |
| 149 | Ray | 1 in 866 (0.12%) | 2,062 |
| 197 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,429 (0.07%) | 1,249 |
| 212 | Ron | 1 in 1,581 (0.06%) | 1,129 |
| 213 | Ruben | 1 in 1,617 (0.06%) | 1,104 |
| 215 | Rickey | 1 in 1,634 (0.06%) | 1,092 |
| 218 | Ryan | 1 in 1,666 (0.06%) | 1,071 |
| 224 | Roberto | 1 in 1,733 (0.06%) | 1,030 |
| 231 | Roderick | 1 in 1,848 (0.05%) | 966 |
| 232 | Ross | 1 in 1,859 (0.05%) | 960 |
| 242 | Roland | 1 in 1,959 (0.05%) | 911 |
| 246 | Robin | 1 in 2,005 (0.05%) | 890 |
| 261 | Raul | 1 in 2,358 (0.04%) | 757 |
| 264 | Rex | 1 in 2,380 (0.04%) | 750 |
| 265 | Randolph | 1 in 2,383 (0.04%) | 749 |
| 274 | Ramon | 1 in 2,528 (0.04%) | 706 |
| 276 | Rene | 1 in 2,572 (0.04%) | 694 |
| 279 | Robbie | 1 in 2,594 (0.04%) | 688 |
| 282 | Randal | 1 in 2,648 (0.04%) | 674 |
| 302 | Rafael | 1 in 3,010 (0.03%) | 593 |
| 312 | Rudy | 1 in 3,204 (0.03%) | 557 |
| 346 | Rod | 1 in 4,002 (0.02%) | 446 |
| 371 | Rob | 1 in 4,553 (0.02%) | 392 |
| 380 | Rusty | 1 in 4,709 (0.02%) | 379 |
| 406 | Roosevelt | 1 in 5,296 (0.02%) | 337 |
| 409 | Rocky | 1 in 5,360 (0.02%) | 333 |
| 414 | Robby | 1 in 5,721 (0.02%) | 312 |
| 419 | Rory | 1 in 5,930 (0.02%) | 301 |
| 422 | Rodolfo | 1 in 6,071 (0.02%) | 294 |
| 424 | Rodger | 1 in 6,092 (0.02%) | 293 |
| 435 | Rudolph | 1 in 6,562 (0.02%) | 272 |
| 450 | Rolando | 1 in 7,055 (0.01%) | 253 |
| 455 | Reynaldo | 1 in 7,197 (0.01%) | 248 |
| 469 | Rickie | 1 in 7,760 (0.01%) | 230 |
| 493 | Ronny | 1 in 8,792 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 497 | Rufus | 1 in 8,880 (0.01%) | 201 |
| 511 | Randell | 1 in 9,807 (0.01%) | 182 |
| 520 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,499 (0.01%) | 170 |
| 533 | Reuben | 1 in 10,950 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 535 | Royce | 1 in 11,017 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 550 | Rocco | 1 in 12,142 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 563 | Roman | 1 in 12,840 (0.01%) | 139 |
| 565 | Rogelio | 1 in 13,124 (0.01%) | 136 |
| 576 | Richie | 1 in 13,625 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 585 | Russ | 1 in 13,836 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 591 | Rich | 1 in 14,511 (0.01%) | 123 |
| 594 | Rodrick | 1 in 14,751 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 616 | Reggie | 1 in 16,680 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 639 | Reed | 1 in 18,592 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 675 | Russel | 1 in 22,882 (0%) | 78 |
| 707 | Raymundo | 1 in 27,043 (0%) | 66 |
| 712 | Reinaldo | 1 in 27,459 (0%) | 65 |
| 715 | Reid | 1 in 27,888 (0%) | 64 |
| 724 | Ritchie | 1 in 28,787 (0%) | 62 |
| 738 | Raynard | 1 in 30,773 (0%) | 58 |
| 739 | Roel | 1 in 30,773 (0%) | 58 |
| 753 | Robb | 1 in 32,451 (0%) | 55 |
| 796 | Raphael | 1 in 38,800 (0%) | 46 |
| 797 | Rodrigo | 1 in 38,800 (0%) | 46 |
| 809 | Reyes | 1 in 40,564 (0%) | 44 |
| 829 | Roscoe | 1 in 43,532 (0%) | 41 |
| 849 | Reymundo | 1 in 46,969 (0%) | 38 |
| 862 | Regan | 1 in 49,578 (0%) | 36 |
| 867 | Rosendo | 1 in 50,995 (0%) | 35 |
| 873 | Raleigh | 1 in 52,495 (0%) | 34 |
| 878 | Rigoberto | 1 in 54,085 (0%) | 33 |
| 883 | Raymon | 1 in 55,775 (0%) | 32 |
| 884 | Renard | 1 in 55,775 (0%) | 32 |
| 907 | Rayford | 1 in 61,545 (0%) | 29 |
| 915 | Rhett | 1 in 63,743 (0%) | 28 |
| 916 | Roddy | 1 in 63,743 (0%) | 28 |
| 917 | Rudolfo | 1 in 63,743 (0%) | 28 |
| 944 | Refugio | 1 in 68,647 (0%) | 26 |
| 945 | Rosario | 1 in 68,647 (0%) | 26 |
| 961 | Randel | 1 in 71,393 (0%) | 25 |
| 980 | Randle | 1 in 74,367 (0%) | 24 |
| 981 | Reginal | 1 in 74,367 (0%) | 24 |
| 982 | Rolf | 1 in 74,367 (0%) | 24 |
| 997 | Romeo | 1 in 77,601 (0%) | 23 |
| 1011 | Roderic | 1 in 81,128 (0%) | 22 |
| 1022 | Rogers | 1 in 84,991 (0%) | 21 |
| 1023 | Rolland | 1 in 84,991 (0%) | 21 |
| 1040 | Royal | 1 in 89,241 (0%) | 20 |
| 1060 | Regis | 1 in 93,938 (0%) | 19 |
| 1076 | Raynaldo | 1 in 99,156 (0%) | 18 |
| 1077 | Rey | 1 in 99,156 (0%) | 18 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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