The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1969 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1969 - 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 (3.42%) | 58,355 |
| 10 | Richard | 1 in 55 (1.82%) | 31,098 |
| 29 | Ronald | 1 in 117 (0.86%) | 14,620 |
| 49 | Rodney | 1 in 256 (0.39%) | 6,668 |
| 50 | Raymond | 1 in 257 (0.39%) | 6,644 |
| 55 | Randy | 1 in 324 (0.31%) | 5,270 |
| 56 | Russell | 1 in 331 (0.3%) | 5,159 |
| 59 | Roger | 1 in 347 (0.29%) | 4,909 |
| 85 | Randall | 1 in 479 (0.21%) | 3,556 |
| 90 | Ricky | 1 in 500 (0.2%) | 3,411 |
| 105 | Roy | 1 in 569 (0.18%) | 2,996 |
| 125 | Ralph | 1 in 710 (0.14%) | 2,402 |
| 126 | Ronnie | 1 in 711 (0.14%) | 2,397 |
| 127 | Reginald | 1 in 715 (0.14%) | 2,386 |
| 134 | Ryan | 1 in 759 (0.13%) | 2,245 |
| 180 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,116 (0.09%) | 1,528 |
| 183 | Ray | 1 in 1,134 (0.09%) | 1,504 |
| 197 | Roberto | 1 in 1,328 (0.08%) | 1,284 |
| 199 | Rick | 1 in 1,363 (0.07%) | 1,251 |
| 207 | Ruben | 1 in 1,447 (0.07%) | 1,178 |
| 230 | Ron | 1 in 1,749 (0.06%) | 975 |
| 232 | Roderick | 1 in 1,791 (0.06%) | 952 |
| 243 | Ramon | 1 in 1,999 (0.05%) | 853 |
| 246 | Ross | 1 in 2,018 (0.05%) | 845 |
| 249 | Raul | 1 in 2,126 (0.05%) | 802 |
| 257 | Rafael | 1 in 2,192 (0.05%) | 778 |
| 260 | Rene | 1 in 2,229 (0.04%) | 765 |
| 269 | Roland | 1 in 2,320 (0.04%) | 735 |
| 283 | Robbie | 1 in 2,564 (0.04%) | 665 |
| 315 | Randolph | 1 in 3,067 (0.03%) | 556 |
| 317 | Rickey | 1 in 3,083 (0.03%) | 553 |
| 322 | Randal | 1 in 3,129 (0.03%) | 545 |
| 344 | Robin | 1 in 3,537 (0.03%) | 482 |
| 353 | Rudy | 1 in 3,643 (0.03%) | 468 |
| 359 | Rex | 1 in 3,814 (0.03%) | 447 |
| 399 | Rob | 1 in 4,763 (0.02%) | 358 |
| 414 | Robby | 1 in 5,230 (0.02%) | 326 |
| 425 | Rory | 1 in 5,554 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 426 | Rusty | 1 in 5,554 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 449 | Rodolfo | 1 in 6,660 (0.02%) | 256 |
| 458 | Roosevelt | 1 in 7,134 (0.01%) | 239 |
| 463 | Rogelio | 1 in 7,349 (0.01%) | 232 |
| 476 | Ramiro | 1 in 7,821 (0.01%) | 218 |
| 480 | Rocky | 1 in 7,894 (0.01%) | 216 |
| 481 | Rolando | 1 in 7,894 (0.01%) | 216 |
| 484 | Rodger | 1 in 8,005 (0.01%) | 213 |
| 493 | Roman | 1 in 8,399 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 499 | Rudolph | 1 in 8,655 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 501 | Robb | 1 in 8,744 (0.01%) | 195 |
| 514 | Reynaldo | 1 in 9,217 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 526 | Rod | 1 in 9,799 (0.01%) | 174 |
| 527 | Reggie | 1 in 9,856 (0.01%) | 173 |
| 529 | Rufus | 1 in 9,913 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 547 | Royce | 1 in 10,590 (0.01%) | 161 |
| 579 | Rickie | 1 in 12,446 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 586 | Rocco | 1 in 13,016 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 592 | Randell | 1 in 13,426 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 604 | Ronny | 1 in 13,862 (0.01%) | 123 |
| 618 | Reid | 1 in 14,699 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 629 | Rodrick | 1 in 15,089 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 633 | Richie | 1 in 15,224 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 648 | Reuben | 1 in 15,788 (0.01%) | 108 |
| 657 | Raphael | 1 in 16,716 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 658 | Russel | 1 in 16,716 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 667 | Reed | 1 in 17,761 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 668 | Rhett | 1 in 17,761 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 742 | Raymundo | 1 in 25,834 (0%) | 66 |
| 756 | Reinaldo | 1 in 27,065 (0%) | 63 |
| 766 | Roel | 1 in 28,418 (0%) | 60 |
| 783 | Rodrigo | 1 in 30,448 (0%) | 56 |
| 790 | Rich | 1 in 31,001 (0%) | 55 |
| 806 | Rigoberto | 1 in 33,433 (0%) | 51 |
| 807 | Ritchie | 1 in 33,433 (0%) | 51 |
| 831 | Rosendo | 1 in 37,067 (0%) | 46 |
| 832 | Russ | 1 in 37,067 (0%) | 46 |
| 856 | Reyes | 1 in 40,597 (0%) | 42 |
| 861 | Riley | 1 in 41,587 (0%) | 41 |
| 884 | Rey | 1 in 46,083 (0%) | 37 |
| 904 | Refugio | 1 in 50,149 (0%) | 34 |
| 913 | Reymundo | 1 in 51,669 (0%) | 33 |
| 940 | Rico | 1 in 55,002 (0%) | 31 |
| 941 | Rubin | 1 in 55,002 (0%) | 31 |
| 958 | Rosario | 1 in 58,795 (0%) | 29 |
| 967 | Reginal | 1 in 60,895 (0%) | 28 |
| 968 | Rojelio | 1 in 60,895 (0%) | 28 |
| 969 | Romeo | 1 in 60,895 (0%) | 28 |
| 970 | Royal | 1 in 60,895 (0%) | 28 |
| 1054 | Randel | 1 in 77,503 (0%) | 22 |
| 1055 | Renato | 1 in 77,503 (0%) | 22 |
| 1084 | Raymon | 1 in 85,253 (0%) | 20 |
| 1085 | Regis | 1 in 85,253 (0%) | 20 |
| 1135 | Rance | 1 in 100,298 (0%) | 17 |
| 1136 | Rogers | 1 in 100,298 (0%) | 17 |
| 1164 | Raleigh | 1 in 106,567 (0%) | 16 |
| 1165 | Rayford | 1 in 106,567 (0%) | 16 |
| 1166 | Reagan | 1 in 106,567 (0%) | 16 |
| 1167 | Renee | 1 in 106,567 (0%) | 16 |
| 1168 | Roscoe | 1 in 106,567 (0%) | 16 |
| 1192 | Rowdy | 1 in 113,671 (0%) | 15 |
| 1212 | Raffaele | 1 in 121,790 (0%) | 14 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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