Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1973.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1973 Starting On R.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names from 1973 - 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
7Robert1 in 38 (2.65%)38,723
16Richard1 in 73 (1.36%)19,956
30Ryan1 in 139 (0.72%)10,518
40Ronald1 in 176 (0.57%)8,330
60Raymond1 in 303 (0.33%)4,829
68Rodney1 in 361 (0.28%)4,050
77Russell1 in 431 (0.23%)3,397
78Randy1 in 437 (0.23%)3,348
85Roger1 in 465 (0.21%)3,144
117Roy1 in 657 (0.15%)2,226
121Randall1 in 678 (0.15%)2,157
133Ricky1 in 759 (0.13%)1,928
137Ronnie1 in 783 (0.13%)1,869
151Ricardo1 in 906 (0.11%)1,615
152Reginald1 in 911 (0.11%)1,606
157Ralph1 in 944 (0.11%)1,549
168Roberto1 in 1,052 (0.1%)1,391
182Ruben1 in 1,154 (0.09%)1,268
208Ray1 in 1,440 (0.07%)1,016
210Ramon1 in 1,456 (0.07%)1,005
224Raul1 in 1,563 (0.06%)936
232Roderick1 in 1,678 (0.06%)872
237Rafael1 in 1,697 (0.06%)862
265Ross1 in 2,129 (0.05%)687
273Rene1 in 2,286 (0.04%)640
290Rick1 in 2,488 (0.04%)588
312Roland1 in 2,802 (0.04%)522
341Rickey1 in 3,208 (0.03%)456
342Robbie1 in 3,208 (0.03%)456
366Rudy1 in 3,621 (0.03%)404
383Ron1 in 3,997 (0.03%)366
387Robin1 in 4,098 (0.02%)357
389Randolph1 in 4,121 (0.02%)355
402Rodolfo1 in 4,354 (0.02%)336
419Randal1 in 4,704 (0.02%)311
421Roman1 in 4,812 (0.02%)304
424Rolando1 in 4,860 (0.02%)301
428Rusty1 in 5,097 (0.02%)287
444Rex1 in 5,458 (0.02%)268
457Rogelio1 in 5,805 (0.02%)252
461Ramiro1 in 5,922 (0.02%)247
496Reynaldo1 in 7,206 (0.01%)203
508Reggie1 in 7,823 (0.01%)187
515Robby1 in 8,127 (0.01%)180
516Rudolph1 in 8,172 (0.01%)179
524Roosevelt1 in 8,359 (0.01%)175
537Rodrick1 in 8,759 (0.01%)167
542Rocky1 in 8,974 (0.01%)163
553Reuben1 in 9,258 (0.01%)158
584Rico1 in 10,449 (0.01%)140
590Raphael1 in 10,600 (0.01%)138
591Rickie1 in 10,756 (0.01%)136
606Rodrigo1 in 11,518 (0.01%)127
608Rodger1 in 11,702 (0.01%)125
612Rufus1 in 11,797 (0.01%)124
643Rocco1 in 13,671 (0.01%)107
664Royce1 in 15,562 (0.01%)94
687Reed1 in 16,623 (0.01%)88
702Ronny1 in 17,210 (0.01%)85
715Rahsaan1 in 18,285 (0.01%)80
717Russel1 in 18,517 (0.01%)79
720Rigoberto1 in 18,754 (0.01%)78
736Rob1 in 19,768 (0.01%)74
737Raymundo1 in 20,038 (0%)73
743Rhett1 in 20,317 (0%)72
753Randell1 in 21,200 (0%)69
780Roel1 in 23,980 (0%)61
812Rory1 in 26,597 (0%)55
818Rosendo1 in 27,089 (0%)54
823Reinaldo1 in 27,600 (0%)53
834Reid1 in 28,131 (0%)52
846Robb1 in 29,853 (0%)49
881Raheem1 in 34,829 (0%)42
890Riley1 in 35,678 (0%)41
898Rey1 in 36,570 (0%)40
899Reyes1 in 36,570 (0%)40
943Refugio1 in 43,024 (0%)34
944Richie1 in 43,024 (0%)34
945Romeo1 in 43,024 (0%)34
956Rasheed1 in 44,328 (0%)33
957Reymundo1 in 44,328 (0%)33
958Rojelio1 in 44,328 (0%)33
992Rod1 in 48,760 (0%)30
1015Rubin1 in 52,243 (0%)28
1031Roscoe1 in 54,178 (0%)27
1042Reginal1 in 56,262 (0%)26
1043Renato1 in 56,262 (0%)26
1044Rudolfo1 in 56,262 (0%)26
1059Ramsey1 in 58,512 (0%)25
1068Raymon1 in 60,950 (0%)24
1102Rasheen1 in 66,491 (0%)22
1110Ritchie1 in 69,658 (0%)21
1127Renard1 in 73,141 (0%)20
1128Russ1 in 73,141 (0%)20
1151Rajesh1 in 76,990 (0%)19
1152Roque1 in 76,990 (0%)19
1171Rosario1 in 81,267 (0%)18
1194Rueben1 in 86,048 (0%)17
1217Rashid1 in 91,426 (0%)16
1218Renee1 in 91,426 (0%)16

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


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