Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1971.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1971 Starting On R.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names from 1971 - 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 33 (3.02%)50,654
11Richard1 in 64 (1.56%)26,164
31Ronald1 in 144 (0.69%)11,639
51Ryan1 in 270 (0.37%)6,200
52Raymond1 in 274 (0.36%)6,102
59Rodney1 in 322 (0.31%)5,198
64Russell1 in 370 (0.27%)4,533
67Randy1 in 385 (0.26%)4,345
71Roger1 in 406 (0.25%)4,130
102Randall1 in 542 (0.18%)3,091
110Roy1 in 567 (0.18%)2,952
121Ricky1 in 631 (0.16%)2,653
135Ronnie1 in 736 (0.14%)2,275
143Reginald1 in 805 (0.12%)2,081
149Ralph1 in 849 (0.12%)1,972
166Ricardo1 in 1,024 (0.1%)1,635
185Roberto1 in 1,238 (0.08%)1,353
193Ruben1 in 1,321 (0.08%)1,268
196Ray1 in 1,349 (0.07%)1,242
210Raul1 in 1,538 (0.07%)1,089
224Roderick1 in 1,642 (0.06%)1,020
238Ramon1 in 1,736 (0.06%)965
258Rick1 in 2,011 (0.05%)833
259Ross1 in 2,011 (0.05%)833
262Rafael1 in 2,038 (0.05%)822
279Rene1 in 2,314 (0.04%)724
297Robbie1 in 2,654 (0.04%)631
299Ron1 in 2,680 (0.04%)625
302Roland1 in 2,724 (0.04%)615
332Robin1 in 3,221 (0.03%)520
351Rickey1 in 3,482 (0.03%)481
370Rex1 in 3,895 (0.03%)430
378Randal1 in 4,066 (0.02%)412
380Rudy1 in 4,115 (0.02%)407
391Randolph1 in 4,351 (0.02%)385
413Roman1 in 4,970 (0.02%)337
425Rodolfo1 in 5,218 (0.02%)321
428Rolando1 in 5,334 (0.02%)314
430Rusty1 in 5,386 (0.02%)311
435Robby1 in 5,456 (0.02%)307
473Reynaldo1 in 6,673 (0.01%)251
480Roosevelt1 in 7,038 (0.01%)238
482Rudolph1 in 7,067 (0.01%)237
486Rob1 in 7,189 (0.01%)233
491Rogelio1 in 7,411 (0.01%)226
521Ramiro1 in 8,375 (0.01%)200
522Rodger1 in 8,460 (0.01%)198
523Reuben1 in 8,502 (0.01%)197
530Rocky1 in 8,816 (0.01%)190
540Rufus1 in 9,571 (0.01%)175
543Royce1 in 9,682 (0.01%)173
570Rodrick1 in 10,669 (0.01%)157
584Reggie1 in 11,093 (0.01%)151
587Rico1 in 11,242 (0.01%)149
601Rory1 in 11,879 (0.01%)141
625Raphael1 in 12,984 (0.01%)129
634Rocco1 in 13,508 (0.01%)124
642Rickie1 in 13,843 (0.01%)121
658Rod1 in 15,227 (0.01%)110
662Reid1 in 15,367 (0.01%)109
678Robb1 in 16,584 (0.01%)101
681Ronny1 in 16,750 (0.01%)100
687Randell1 in 17,268 (0.01%)97
688Rhett1 in 17,268 (0.01%)97
695Russel1 in 17,819 (0.01%)94
701Richie1 in 18,206 (0.01%)92
739Rigoberto1 in 21,474 (0%)78
757Raymundo1 in 22,945 (0%)73
781Rodrigo1 in 25,769 (0%)65
787Reed1 in 26,587 (0%)63
816Reinaldo1 in 29,386 (0%)57
817Riley1 in 29,386 (0%)57
818Roel1 in 29,386 (0%)57
847Rosendo1 in 32,843 (0%)51
854Russ1 in 33,500 (0%)50
905Rosario1 in 40,853 (0%)41
914Reymundo1 in 41,875 (0%)40
930Rahsaan1 in 44,079 (0%)38
931Rojelio1 in 44,079 (0%)38
938Rey1 in 45,270 (0%)37
939Rich1 in 45,270 (0%)37
957Roscoe1 in 46,527 (0%)36
961Romeo1 in 47,857 (0%)35
971Reginal1 in 49,264 (0%)34
977Ritchie1 in 50,757 (0%)33
986Refugio1 in 52,343 (0%)32
996Reyes1 in 54,032 (0%)31
997Rubin1 in 54,032 (0%)31
1013Rayford1 in 55,833 (0%)30
1026Ronnell1 in 57,758 (0%)29
1097Renaldo1 in 72,826 (0%)23
1137Royal1 in 79,761 (0%)21
1155Ramsey1 in 83,749 (0%)20
1156Raymon1 in 83,749 (0%)20
1157Renee1 in 83,749 (0%)20
1158Rudolfo1 in 83,749 (0%)20
1180Radames1 in 88,157 (0%)19
1181Rashid1 in 88,157 (0%)19
1182Rueben1 in 88,157 (0%)19
1203Raoul1 in 93,055 (0%)18

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


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