The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1970 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1970 - 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 31 (3.24%) | 57,210 |
| 10 | Richard | 1 in 58 (1.72%) | 30,465 |
| 29 | Ronald | 1 in 130 (0.77%) | 13,619 |
| 49 | Raymond | 1 in 260 (0.38%) | 6,794 |
| 55 | Rodney | 1 in 302 (0.33%) | 5,863 |
| 58 | Russell | 1 in 345 (0.29%) | 5,121 |
| 59 | Randy | 1 in 352 (0.28%) | 5,030 |
| 61 | Roger | 1 in 386 (0.26%) | 4,587 |
| 100 | Randall | 1 in 541 (0.18%) | 3,270 |
| 105 | Ricky | 1 in 573 (0.17%) | 3,085 |
| 108 | Roy | 1 in 584 (0.17%) | 3,026 |
| 133 | Ronnie | 1 in 709 (0.14%) | 2,493 |
| 140 | Ryan | 1 in 765 (0.13%) | 2,313 |
| 144 | Reginald | 1 in 773 (0.13%) | 2,287 |
| 147 | Ralph | 1 in 792 (0.13%) | 2,234 |
| 172 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,092 (0.09%) | 1,620 |
| 186 | Ray | 1 in 1,225 (0.08%) | 1,444 |
| 196 | Roberto | 1 in 1,332 (0.08%) | 1,328 |
| 199 | Ruben | 1 in 1,386 (0.07%) | 1,276 |
| 210 | Rick | 1 in 1,522 (0.07%) | 1,162 |
| 229 | Raul | 1 in 1,761 (0.06%) | 1,004 |
| 232 | Roderick | 1 in 1,770 (0.06%) | 999 |
| 243 | Ramon | 1 in 1,856 (0.05%) | 953 |
| 250 | Rafael | 1 in 1,971 (0.05%) | 897 |
| 257 | Ross | 1 in 2,066 (0.05%) | 856 |
| 262 | Rene | 1 in 2,141 (0.05%) | 826 |
| 270 | Ron | 1 in 2,333 (0.04%) | 758 |
| 283 | Roland | 1 in 2,480 (0.04%) | 713 |
| 302 | Robbie | 1 in 2,789 (0.04%) | 634 |
| 315 | Robin | 1 in 3,038 (0.03%) | 582 |
| 337 | Randal | 1 in 3,343 (0.03%) | 529 |
| 341 | Rickey | 1 in 3,368 (0.03%) | 525 |
| 342 | Randolph | 1 in 3,375 (0.03%) | 524 |
| 360 | Rex | 1 in 3,739 (0.03%) | 473 |
| 376 | Rudy | 1 in 4,112 (0.02%) | 430 |
| 396 | Rodolfo | 1 in 4,766 (0.02%) | 371 |
| 414 | Rusty | 1 in 5,038 (0.02%) | 351 |
| 426 | Roman | 1 in 5,424 (0.02%) | 326 |
| 449 | Rolando | 1 in 6,249 (0.02%) | 283 |
| 455 | Rob | 1 in 6,384 (0.02%) | 277 |
| 459 | Rudolph | 1 in 6,501 (0.02%) | 272 |
| 460 | Robby | 1 in 6,598 (0.02%) | 268 |
| 464 | Roosevelt | 1 in 6,749 (0.01%) | 262 |
| 483 | Reynaldo | 1 in 7,430 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 486 | Rogelio | 1 in 7,655 (0.01%) | 231 |
| 492 | Rory | 1 in 7,894 (0.01%) | 224 |
| 507 | Ramiro | 1 in 8,543 (0.01%) | 207 |
| 508 | Rocky | 1 in 8,543 (0.01%) | 207 |
| 512 | Rodger | 1 in 8,798 (0.01%) | 201 |
| 518 | Robb | 1 in 8,976 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 533 | Reuben | 1 in 9,611 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 556 | Rodrick | 1 in 10,526 (0.01%) | 168 |
| 559 | Royce | 1 in 10,783 (0.01%) | 164 |
| 560 | Reggie | 1 in 10,916 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 576 | Rufus | 1 in 11,948 (0.01%) | 148 |
| 593 | Reid | 1 in 12,366 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 603 | Rod | 1 in 12,908 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 629 | Raphael | 1 in 14,495 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 632 | Rocco | 1 in 14,615 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 645 | Reed | 1 in 15,931 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 654 | Rico | 1 in 16,842 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 659 | Ronny | 1 in 17,169 (0.01%) | 103 |
| 665 | Richie | 1 in 17,508 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 678 | Randell | 1 in 18,044 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 679 | Rhett | 1 in 18,044 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 696 | Rickie | 1 in 19,221 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 700 | Rodrigo | 1 in 19,433 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 737 | Russel | 1 in 22,104 (0%) | 80 |
| 764 | Raymundo | 1 in 24,561 (0%) | 72 |
| 765 | Rigoberto | 1 in 24,561 (0%) | 72 |
| 785 | Russ | 1 in 27,206 (0%) | 65 |
| 828 | Reinaldo | 1 in 32,747 (0%) | 54 |
| 842 | Roel | 1 in 34,674 (0%) | 51 |
| 859 | Reginal | 1 in 36,841 (0%) | 48 |
| 868 | Roscoe | 1 in 37,625 (0%) | 47 |
| 883 | Rosendo | 1 in 39,297 (0%) | 45 |
| 899 | Reyes | 1 in 42,104 (0%) | 42 |
| 913 | Romeo | 1 in 44,209 (0%) | 40 |
| 948 | Reymundo | 1 in 50,525 (0%) | 35 |
| 956 | Ritchie | 1 in 52,011 (0%) | 34 |
| 966 | Rubin | 1 in 53,587 (0%) | 33 |
| 989 | Rich | 1 in 57,044 (0%) | 31 |
| 1001 | Renard | 1 in 58,945 (0%) | 30 |
| 1016 | Rosario | 1 in 60,978 (0%) | 29 |
| 1041 | Rojelio | 1 in 65,495 (0%) | 27 |
| 1056 | Rey | 1 in 68,014 (0%) | 26 |
| 1074 | Raleigh | 1 in 70,734 (0%) | 25 |
| 1075 | Roderic | 1 in 70,734 (0%) | 25 |
| 1076 | Rudolfo | 1 in 70,734 (0%) | 25 |
| 1091 | Refugio | 1 in 73,682 (0%) | 24 |
| 1128 | Ramsey | 1 in 80,380 (0%) | 22 |
| 1151 | Reese | 1 in 84,208 (0%) | 21 |
| 1152 | Renato | 1 in 84,208 (0%) | 21 |
| 1153 | Royal | 1 in 84,208 (0%) | 21 |
| 1175 | Regis | 1 in 88,418 (0%) | 20 |
| 1192 | Riley | 1 in 93,071 (0%) | 19 |
| 1209 | Roddy | 1 in 98,242 (0%) | 18 |
| 1210 | Rosalio | 1 in 98,242 (0%) | 18 |
| 1225 | Ravi | 1 in 104,021 (0%) | 17 |
| 1226 | Renee | 1 in 104,021 (0%) | 17 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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