The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1966 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1966 - 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 29 (3.48%) | 59,335 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 50 (2.02%) | 34,466 |
| 24 | Ronald | 1 in 101 (0.99%) | 16,956 |
| 35 | Rodney | 1 in 166 (0.6%) | 10,265 |
| 45 | Randy | 1 in 220 (0.45%) | 7,763 |
| 47 | Raymond | 1 in 231 (0.43%) | 7,383 |
| 51 | Roger | 1 in 271 (0.37%) | 6,301 |
| 60 | Russell | 1 in 351 (0.28%) | 4,864 |
| 64 | Ricky | 1 in 365 (0.27%) | 4,680 |
| 70 | Randall | 1 in 384 (0.26%) | 4,449 |
| 93 | Roy | 1 in 486 (0.21%) | 3,515 |
| 108 | Ronnie | 1 in 589 (0.17%) | 2,897 |
| 112 | Ralph | 1 in 614 (0.16%) | 2,779 |
| 132 | Reginald | 1 in 741 (0.13%) | 2,303 |
| 156 | Ray | 1 in 948 (0.11%) | 1,800 |
| 162 | Rick | 1 in 992 (0.1%) | 1,721 |
| 171 | Ryan | 1 in 1,095 (0.09%) | 1,558 |
| 199 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,473 (0.07%) | 1,159 |
| 202 | Ruben | 1 in 1,496 (0.07%) | 1,141 |
| 210 | Roberto | 1 in 1,616 (0.06%) | 1,056 |
| 226 | Roderick | 1 in 1,855 (0.05%) | 920 |
| 227 | Ron | 1 in 1,863 (0.05%) | 916 |
| 229 | Rickey | 1 in 1,886 (0.05%) | 905 |
| 234 | Ross | 1 in 1,911 (0.05%) | 893 |
| 238 | Roland | 1 in 2,025 (0.05%) | 843 |
| 242 | Robin | 1 in 2,066 (0.05%) | 826 |
| 253 | Raul | 1 in 2,160 (0.05%) | 790 |
| 261 | Ramon | 1 in 2,319 (0.04%) | 736 |
| 265 | Randolph | 1 in 2,354 (0.04%) | 725 |
| 271 | Rex | 1 in 2,456 (0.04%) | 695 |
| 277 | Randal | 1 in 2,567 (0.04%) | 665 |
| 289 | Rene | 1 in 2,726 (0.04%) | 626 |
| 296 | Rafael | 1 in 2,888 (0.03%) | 591 |
| 302 | Robbie | 1 in 3,021 (0.03%) | 565 |
| 334 | Rudy | 1 in 3,586 (0.03%) | 476 |
| 398 | Rudolph | 1 in 5,300 (0.02%) | 322 |
| 406 | Rusty | 1 in 5,651 (0.02%) | 302 |
| 411 | Rod | 1 in 5,708 (0.02%) | 299 |
| 419 | Rodger | 1 in 5,926 (0.02%) | 288 |
| 422 | Rodolfo | 1 in 5,968 (0.02%) | 286 |
| 423 | Roosevelt | 1 in 5,968 (0.02%) | 286 |
| 424 | Rob | 1 in 5,989 (0.02%) | 285 |
| 436 | Robby | 1 in 6,392 (0.02%) | 267 |
| 445 | Rocky | 1 in 6,693 (0.01%) | 255 |
| 455 | Reynaldo | 1 in 7,082 (0.01%) | 241 |
| 458 | Rolando | 1 in 7,232 (0.01%) | 236 |
| 484 | Rory | 1 in 8,366 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 489 | Rickie | 1 in 8,577 (0.01%) | 199 |
| 490 | Randell | 1 in 8,620 (0.01%) | 198 |
| 496 | Rufus | 1 in 8,798 (0.01%) | 194 |
| 505 | Ramiro | 1 in 9,176 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 508 | Rogelio | 1 in 9,226 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 523 | Ronny | 1 in 10,099 (0.01%) | 169 |
| 549 | Richie | 1 in 11,610 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 563 | Royce | 1 in 12,642 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 566 | Rocco | 1 in 12,833 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 574 | Reuben | 1 in 13,990 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 602 | Roman | 1 in 15,803 (0.01%) | 108 |
| 631 | Reed | 1 in 17,595 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 634 | Reggie | 1 in 17,778 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 649 | Rich | 1 in 19,846 (0.01%) | 86 |
| 658 | Rodrick | 1 in 20,814 (0%) | 82 |
| 694 | Reid | 1 in 23,705 (0%) | 72 |
| 695 | Ritchie | 1 in 23,705 (0%) | 72 |
| 696 | Russel | 1 in 23,705 (0%) | 72 |
| 706 | Raphael | 1 in 24,735 (0%) | 69 |
| 728 | Roscoe | 1 in 28,446 (0%) | 60 |
| 742 | Reinaldo | 1 in 30,477 (0%) | 56 |
| 743 | Russ | 1 in 30,477 (0%) | 56 |
| 780 | Raynard | 1 in 36,313 (0%) | 47 |
| 785 | Rhett | 1 in 37,103 (0%) | 46 |
| 789 | Raymundo | 1 in 37,927 (0%) | 45 |
| 790 | Robb | 1 in 37,927 (0%) | 45 |
| 799 | Rigoberto | 1 in 38,789 (0%) | 44 |
| 800 | Rodrigo | 1 in 38,789 (0%) | 44 |
| 806 | Riley | 1 in 39,691 (0%) | 43 |
| 814 | Roel | 1 in 41,628 (0%) | 41 |
| 835 | Rolf | 1 in 43,762 (0%) | 39 |
| 847 | Reyes | 1 in 46,128 (0%) | 37 |
| 881 | Reese | 1 in 51,719 (0%) | 33 |
| 882 | Regan | 1 in 51,719 (0%) | 33 |
| 897 | Reymundo | 1 in 55,056 (0%) | 31 |
| 905 | Rogers | 1 in 56,891 (0%) | 30 |
| 915 | Rosario | 1 in 58,853 (0%) | 29 |
| 923 | Randle | 1 in 60,955 (0%) | 28 |
| 924 | Rudolfo | 1 in 60,955 (0%) | 28 |
| 928 | Rayford | 1 in 63,212 (0%) | 27 |
| 940 | Refugio | 1 in 65,644 (0%) | 26 |
| 950 | Romeo | 1 in 68,269 (0%) | 25 |
| 951 | Rubin | 1 in 68,269 (0%) | 25 |
| 975 | Rojelio | 1 in 74,206 (0%) | 23 |
| 976 | Rosendo | 1 in 74,206 (0%) | 23 |
| 989 | Reginal | 1 in 77,579 (0%) | 22 |
| 990 | Royal | 1 in 77,579 (0%) | 22 |
| 1007 | Raymon | 1 in 81,273 (0%) | 21 |
| 1027 | Rueben | 1 in 85,337 (0%) | 20 |
| 1043 | Raleigh | 1 in 89,828 (0%) | 19 |
| 1064 | Rand | 1 in 94,819 (0%) | 18 |
| 1065 | Randel | 1 in 94,819 (0%) | 18 |
| 1066 | Roddy | 1 in 94,819 (0%) | 18 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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