The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1968 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1968 - 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 (3.51%) | 58,227 |
| 8 | Richard | 1 in 50 (1.99%) | 33,001 |
| 25 | Ronald | 1 in 107 (0.93%) | 15,435 |
| 42 | Rodney | 1 in 221 (0.45%) | 7,510 |
| 50 | Raymond | 1 in 241 (0.41%) | 6,883 |
| 54 | Randy | 1 in 290 (0.34%) | 5,717 |
| 55 | Roger | 1 in 320 (0.31%) | 5,181 |
| 56 | Russell | 1 in 326 (0.31%) | 5,094 |
| 70 | Ricky | 1 in 411 (0.24%) | 4,035 |
| 79 | Randall | 1 in 442 (0.23%) | 3,752 |
| 94 | Roy | 1 in 522 (0.19%) | 3,177 |
| 115 | Ronnie | 1 in 643 (0.16%) | 2,578 |
| 119 | Reginald | 1 in 657 (0.15%) | 2,525 |
| 127 | Ralph | 1 in 718 (0.14%) | 2,310 |
| 131 | Ryan | 1 in 765 (0.13%) | 2,167 |
| 169 | Ray | 1 in 1,054 (0.09%) | 1,574 |
| 182 | Rick | 1 in 1,175 (0.09%) | 1,411 |
| 187 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,265 (0.08%) | 1,311 |
| 197 | Roberto | 1 in 1,422 (0.07%) | 1,166 |
| 207 | Ruben | 1 in 1,512 (0.07%) | 1,097 |
| 227 | Roderick | 1 in 1,731 (0.06%) | 958 |
| 243 | Raul | 1 in 1,965 (0.05%) | 844 |
| 245 | Ross | 1 in 2,003 (0.05%) | 828 |
| 251 | Ron | 1 in 2,097 (0.05%) | 791 |
| 252 | Ramon | 1 in 2,157 (0.05%) | 769 |
| 253 | Roland | 1 in 2,168 (0.05%) | 765 |
| 258 | Rafael | 1 in 2,247 (0.04%) | 738 |
| 263 | Rickey | 1 in 2,278 (0.04%) | 728 |
| 278 | Rene | 1 in 2,490 (0.04%) | 666 |
| 288 | Robbie | 1 in 2,641 (0.04%) | 628 |
| 309 | Randolph | 1 in 2,983 (0.03%) | 556 |
| 310 | Randal | 1 in 2,988 (0.03%) | 555 |
| 312 | Robin | 1 in 3,016 (0.03%) | 550 |
| 338 | Rex | 1 in 3,477 (0.03%) | 477 |
| 340 | Rudy | 1 in 3,484 (0.03%) | 476 |
| 414 | Robby | 1 in 5,456 (0.02%) | 304 |
| 418 | Rusty | 1 in 5,641 (0.02%) | 294 |
| 419 | Rodolfo | 1 in 5,661 (0.02%) | 293 |
| 429 | Rob | 1 in 6,031 (0.02%) | 275 |
| 430 | Roosevelt | 1 in 6,031 (0.02%) | 275 |
| 447 | Rodger | 1 in 6,582 (0.02%) | 252 |
| 459 | Rolando | 1 in 7,028 (0.01%) | 236 |
| 461 | Rudolph | 1 in 7,149 (0.01%) | 232 |
| 481 | Ramiro | 1 in 8,130 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 483 | Rogelio | 1 in 8,170 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 484 | Reynaldo | 1 in 8,211 (0.01%) | 202 |
| 491 | Rocky | 1 in 8,776 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 500 | Rod | 1 in 9,014 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 504 | Rickie | 1 in 9,318 (0.01%) | 178 |
| 519 | Roman | 1 in 10,238 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 522 | Rufus | 1 in 10,302 (0.01%) | 161 |
| 528 | Robb | 1 in 10,632 (0.01%) | 156 |
| 546 | Reggie | 1 in 11,680 (0.01%) | 142 |
| 560 | Reuben | 1 in 12,377 (0.01%) | 134 |
| 563 | Richie | 1 in 12,470 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 565 | Ronny | 1 in 12,565 (0.01%) | 132 |
| 573 | Rocco | 1 in 12,857 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 584 | Randell | 1 in 13,376 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 588 | Royce | 1 in 13,484 (0.01%) | 123 |
| 598 | Rory | 1 in 13,938 (0.01%) | 119 |
| 609 | Rodrick | 1 in 15,078 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 636 | Russel | 1 in 17,644 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 672 | Raphael | 1 in 21,264 (0%) | 78 |
| 676 | Reid | 1 in 21,540 (0%) | 77 |
| 705 | Rich | 1 in 24,037 (0%) | 69 |
| 706 | Russ | 1 in 24,037 (0%) | 69 |
| 713 | Raymundo | 1 in 24,755 (0%) | 67 |
| 715 | Reed | 1 in 25,130 (0%) | 66 |
| 722 | Rhett | 1 in 25,915 (0%) | 64 |
| 764 | Rigoberto | 1 in 31,896 (0%) | 52 |
| 769 | Riley | 1 in 32,521 (0%) | 51 |
| 790 | Reinaldo | 1 in 34,554 (0%) | 48 |
| 802 | Roel | 1 in 36,857 (0%) | 45 |
| 811 | Ritchie | 1 in 38,571 (0%) | 43 |
| 812 | Rodrigo | 1 in 38,571 (0%) | 43 |
| 813 | Rosendo | 1 in 38,571 (0%) | 43 |
| 841 | Reymundo | 1 in 43,647 (0%) | 38 |
| 892 | Roscoe | 1 in 51,830 (0%) | 32 |
| 909 | Reginal | 1 in 55,286 (0%) | 30 |
| 918 | Refugio | 1 in 57,192 (0%) | 29 |
| 946 | Rogers | 1 in 63,791 (0%) | 26 |
| 953 | Rico | 1 in 66,343 (0%) | 25 |
| 966 | Ramsey | 1 in 69,107 (0%) | 24 |
| 967 | Romeo | 1 in 69,107 (0%) | 24 |
| 981 | Raynard | 1 in 72,112 (0%) | 23 |
| 982 | Rosario | 1 in 72,112 (0%) | 23 |
| 1015 | Rayford | 1 in 78,980 (0%) | 21 |
| 1016 | Rey | 1 in 78,980 (0%) | 21 |
| 1029 | Raymon | 1 in 82,929 (0%) | 20 |
| 1045 | Reyes | 1 in 87,293 (0%) | 19 |
| 1060 | Radames | 1 in 92,143 (0%) | 18 |
| 1061 | Randle | 1 in 92,143 (0%) | 18 |
| 1062 | Renaldo | 1 in 92,143 (0%) | 18 |
| 1063 | Rubin | 1 in 92,143 (0%) | 18 |
| 1092 | Regis | 1 in 97,563 (0%) | 17 |
| 1121 | Reese | 1 in 103,661 (0%) | 16 |
| 1122 | Renard | 1 in 103,661 (0%) | 16 |
| 1123 | Richardo | 1 in 103,661 (0%) | 16 |
| 1167 | Rodd | 1 in 118,469 (0%) | 14 |
| 1168 | Rudolfo | 1 in 118,469 (0%) | 14 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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