Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1965.

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
5Robert1 in 28 (3.54%)63,161
8Richard1 in 48 (2.07%)36,867
24Ronald1 in 101 (0.99%)17,632
33Rodney1 in 161 (0.62%)11,082
42Randy1 in 201 (0.5%)8,865
45Raymond1 in 222 (0.45%)8,052
49Roger1 in 278 (0.36%)6,427
57Russell1 in 316 (0.32%)5,652
58Ricky1 in 316 (0.32%)5,650
73Randall1 in 375 (0.27%)4,759
95Roy1 in 472 (0.21%)3,785
103Ralph1 in 555 (0.18%)3,218
107Ronnie1 in 573 (0.17%)3,116
128Reginald1 in 732 (0.14%)2,439
137Rick1 in 799 (0.13%)2,233
149Ray1 in 866 (0.12%)2,062
197Ricardo1 in 1,429 (0.07%)1,249
212Ron1 in 1,581 (0.06%)1,129
213Ruben1 in 1,617 (0.06%)1,104
215Rickey1 in 1,634 (0.06%)1,092
218Ryan1 in 1,666 (0.06%)1,071
224Roberto1 in 1,733 (0.06%)1,030
231Roderick1 in 1,848 (0.05%)966
232Ross1 in 1,859 (0.05%)960
242Roland1 in 1,959 (0.05%)911
246Robin1 in 2,005 (0.05%)890
261Raul1 in 2,358 (0.04%)757
264Rex1 in 2,380 (0.04%)750
265Randolph1 in 2,383 (0.04%)749
274Ramon1 in 2,528 (0.04%)706
276Rene1 in 2,572 (0.04%)694
279Robbie1 in 2,594 (0.04%)688
282Randal1 in 2,648 (0.04%)674
302Rafael1 in 3,010 (0.03%)593
312Rudy1 in 3,204 (0.03%)557
346Rod1 in 4,002 (0.02%)446
371Rob1 in 4,553 (0.02%)392
380Rusty1 in 4,709 (0.02%)379
406Roosevelt1 in 5,296 (0.02%)337
409Rocky1 in 5,360 (0.02%)333
414Robby1 in 5,721 (0.02%)312
419Rory1 in 5,930 (0.02%)301
422Rodolfo1 in 6,071 (0.02%)294
424Rodger1 in 6,092 (0.02%)293
435Rudolph1 in 6,562 (0.02%)272
450Rolando1 in 7,055 (0.01%)253
455Reynaldo1 in 7,197 (0.01%)248
469Rickie1 in 7,760 (0.01%)230
493Ronny1 in 8,792 (0.01%)203
497Rufus1 in 8,880 (0.01%)201
511Randell1 in 9,807 (0.01%)182
520Ramiro1 in 10,499 (0.01%)170
533Reuben1 in 10,950 (0.01%)163
535Royce1 in 11,017 (0.01%)162
550Rocco1 in 12,142 (0.01%)147
563Roman1 in 12,840 (0.01%)139
565Rogelio1 in 13,124 (0.01%)136
576Richie1 in 13,625 (0.01%)131
585Russ1 in 13,836 (0.01%)129
591Rich1 in 14,511 (0.01%)123
594Rodrick1 in 14,751 (0.01%)121
616Reggie1 in 16,680 (0.01%)107
639Reed1 in 18,592 (0.01%)96
675Russel1 in 22,882 (0%)78
707Raymundo1 in 27,043 (0%)66
712Reinaldo1 in 27,459 (0%)65
715Reid1 in 27,888 (0%)64
724Ritchie1 in 28,787 (0%)62
738Raynard1 in 30,773 (0%)58
739Roel1 in 30,773 (0%)58
753Robb1 in 32,451 (0%)55
796Raphael1 in 38,800 (0%)46
797Rodrigo1 in 38,800 (0%)46
809Reyes1 in 40,564 (0%)44
829Roscoe1 in 43,532 (0%)41
849Reymundo1 in 46,969 (0%)38
862Regan1 in 49,578 (0%)36
867Rosendo1 in 50,995 (0%)35
873Raleigh1 in 52,495 (0%)34
878Rigoberto1 in 54,085 (0%)33
883Raymon1 in 55,775 (0%)32
884Renard1 in 55,775 (0%)32
907Rayford1 in 61,545 (0%)29
915Rhett1 in 63,743 (0%)28
916Roddy1 in 63,743 (0%)28
917Rudolfo1 in 63,743 (0%)28
944Refugio1 in 68,647 (0%)26
945Rosario1 in 68,647 (0%)26
961Randel1 in 71,393 (0%)25
980Randle1 in 74,367 (0%)24
981Reginal1 in 74,367 (0%)24
982Rolf1 in 74,367 (0%)24
997Romeo1 in 77,601 (0%)23
1011Roderic1 in 81,128 (0%)22
1022Rogers1 in 84,991 (0%)21
1023Rolland1 in 84,991 (0%)21
1040Royal1 in 89,241 (0%)20
1060Regis1 in 93,938 (0%)19
1076Raynaldo1 in 99,156 (0%)18
1077Rey1 in 99,156 (0%)18

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026


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