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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Robert | 1 in 33 (3.02%) | 50,654 |
| 11 | Richard | 1 in 64 (1.56%) | 26,164 |
| 31 | Ronald | 1 in 144 (0.69%) | 11,639 |
| 51 | Ryan | 1 in 270 (0.37%) | 6,200 |
| 52 | Raymond | 1 in 274 (0.36%) | 6,102 |
| 59 | Rodney | 1 in 322 (0.31%) | 5,198 |
| 64 | Russell | 1 in 370 (0.27%) | 4,533 |
| 67 | Randy | 1 in 385 (0.26%) | 4,345 |
| 71 | Roger | 1 in 406 (0.25%) | 4,130 |
| 102 | Randall | 1 in 542 (0.18%) | 3,091 |
| 110 | Roy | 1 in 567 (0.18%) | 2,952 |
| 121 | Ricky | 1 in 631 (0.16%) | 2,653 |
| 135 | Ronnie | 1 in 736 (0.14%) | 2,275 |
| 143 | Reginald | 1 in 805 (0.12%) | 2,081 |
| 149 | Ralph | 1 in 849 (0.12%) | 1,972 |
| 166 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,024 (0.1%) | 1,635 |
| 185 | Roberto | 1 in 1,238 (0.08%) | 1,353 |
| 193 | Ruben | 1 in 1,321 (0.08%) | 1,268 |
| 196 | Ray | 1 in 1,349 (0.07%) | 1,242 |
| 210 | Raul | 1 in 1,538 (0.07%) | 1,089 |
| 224 | Roderick | 1 in 1,642 (0.06%) | 1,020 |
| 238 | Ramon | 1 in 1,736 (0.06%) | 965 |
| 258 | Rick | 1 in 2,011 (0.05%) | 833 |
| 259 | Ross | 1 in 2,011 (0.05%) | 833 |
| 262 | Rafael | 1 in 2,038 (0.05%) | 822 |
| 279 | Rene | 1 in 2,314 (0.04%) | 724 |
| 297 | Robbie | 1 in 2,654 (0.04%) | 631 |
| 299 | Ron | 1 in 2,680 (0.04%) | 625 |
| 302 | Roland | 1 in 2,724 (0.04%) | 615 |
| 332 | Robin | 1 in 3,221 (0.03%) | 520 |
| 351 | Rickey | 1 in 3,482 (0.03%) | 481 |
| 370 | Rex | 1 in 3,895 (0.03%) | 430 |
| 378 | Randal | 1 in 4,066 (0.02%) | 412 |
| 380 | Rudy | 1 in 4,115 (0.02%) | 407 |
| 391 | Randolph | 1 in 4,351 (0.02%) | 385 |
| 413 | Roman | 1 in 4,970 (0.02%) | 337 |
| 425 | Rodolfo | 1 in 5,218 (0.02%) | 321 |
| 428 | Rolando | 1 in 5,334 (0.02%) | 314 |
| 430 | Rusty | 1 in 5,386 (0.02%) | 311 |
| 435 | Robby | 1 in 5,456 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 473 | Reynaldo | 1 in 6,673 (0.01%) | 251 |
| 480 | Roosevelt | 1 in 7,038 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 482 | Rudolph | 1 in 7,067 (0.01%) | 237 |
| 486 | Rob | 1 in 7,189 (0.01%) | 233 |
| 491 | Rogelio | 1 in 7,411 (0.01%) | 226 |
| 521 | Ramiro | 1 in 8,375 (0.01%) | 200 |
| 522 | Rodger | 1 in 8,460 (0.01%) | 198 |
| 523 | Reuben | 1 in 8,502 (0.01%) | 197 |
| 530 | Rocky | 1 in 8,816 (0.01%) | 190 |
| 540 | Rufus | 1 in 9,571 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 543 | Royce | 1 in 9,682 (0.01%) | 173 |
| 570 | Rodrick | 1 in 10,669 (0.01%) | 157 |
| 584 | Reggie | 1 in 11,093 (0.01%) | 151 |
| 587 | Rico | 1 in 11,242 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 601 | Rory | 1 in 11,879 (0.01%) | 141 |
| 625 | Raphael | 1 in 12,984 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 634 | Rocco | 1 in 13,508 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 642 | Rickie | 1 in 13,843 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 658 | Rod | 1 in 15,227 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 662 | Reid | 1 in 15,367 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 678 | Robb | 1 in 16,584 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 681 | Ronny | 1 in 16,750 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 687 | Randell | 1 in 17,268 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 688 | Rhett | 1 in 17,268 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 695 | Russel | 1 in 17,819 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 701 | Richie | 1 in 18,206 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 739 | Rigoberto | 1 in 21,474 (0%) | 78 |
| 757 | Raymundo | 1 in 22,945 (0%) | 73 |
| 781 | Rodrigo | 1 in 25,769 (0%) | 65 |
| 787 | Reed | 1 in 26,587 (0%) | 63 |
| 816 | Reinaldo | 1 in 29,386 (0%) | 57 |
| 817 | Riley | 1 in 29,386 (0%) | 57 |
| 818 | Roel | 1 in 29,386 (0%) | 57 |
| 847 | Rosendo | 1 in 32,843 (0%) | 51 |
| 854 | Russ | 1 in 33,500 (0%) | 50 |
| 905 | Rosario | 1 in 40,853 (0%) | 41 |
| 914 | Reymundo | 1 in 41,875 (0%) | 40 |
| 930 | Rahsaan | 1 in 44,079 (0%) | 38 |
| 931 | Rojelio | 1 in 44,079 (0%) | 38 |
| 938 | Rey | 1 in 45,270 (0%) | 37 |
| 939 | Rich | 1 in 45,270 (0%) | 37 |
| 957 | Roscoe | 1 in 46,527 (0%) | 36 |
| 961 | Romeo | 1 in 47,857 (0%) | 35 |
| 971 | Reginal | 1 in 49,264 (0%) | 34 |
| 977 | Ritchie | 1 in 50,757 (0%) | 33 |
| 986 | Refugio | 1 in 52,343 (0%) | 32 |
| 996 | Reyes | 1 in 54,032 (0%) | 31 |
| 997 | Rubin | 1 in 54,032 (0%) | 31 |
| 1013 | Rayford | 1 in 55,833 (0%) | 30 |
| 1026 | Ronnell | 1 in 57,758 (0%) | 29 |
| 1097 | Renaldo | 1 in 72,826 (0%) | 23 |
| 1137 | Royal | 1 in 79,761 (0%) | 21 |
| 1155 | Ramsey | 1 in 83,749 (0%) | 20 |
| 1156 | Raymon | 1 in 83,749 (0%) | 20 |
| 1157 | Renee | 1 in 83,749 (0%) | 20 |
| 1158 | Rudolfo | 1 in 83,749 (0%) | 20 |
| 1180 | Radames | 1 in 88,157 (0%) | 19 |
| 1181 | Rashid | 1 in 88,157 (0%) | 19 |
| 1182 | Rueben | 1 in 88,157 (0%) | 19 |
| 1203 | Raoul | 1 in 93,055 (0%) | 18 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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