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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Robert | 1 in 38 (2.65%) | 38,723 |
| 16 | Richard | 1 in 73 (1.36%) | 19,956 |
| 30 | Ryan | 1 in 139 (0.72%) | 10,518 |
| 40 | Ronald | 1 in 176 (0.57%) | 8,330 |
| 60 | Raymond | 1 in 303 (0.33%) | 4,829 |
| 68 | Rodney | 1 in 361 (0.28%) | 4,050 |
| 77 | Russell | 1 in 431 (0.23%) | 3,397 |
| 78 | Randy | 1 in 437 (0.23%) | 3,348 |
| 85 | Roger | 1 in 465 (0.21%) | 3,144 |
| 117 | Roy | 1 in 657 (0.15%) | 2,226 |
| 121 | Randall | 1 in 678 (0.15%) | 2,157 |
| 133 | Ricky | 1 in 759 (0.13%) | 1,928 |
| 137 | Ronnie | 1 in 783 (0.13%) | 1,869 |
| 151 | Ricardo | 1 in 906 (0.11%) | 1,615 |
| 152 | Reginald | 1 in 911 (0.11%) | 1,606 |
| 157 | Ralph | 1 in 944 (0.11%) | 1,549 |
| 168 | Roberto | 1 in 1,052 (0.1%) | 1,391 |
| 182 | Ruben | 1 in 1,154 (0.09%) | 1,268 |
| 208 | Ray | 1 in 1,440 (0.07%) | 1,016 |
| 210 | Ramon | 1 in 1,456 (0.07%) | 1,005 |
| 224 | Raul | 1 in 1,563 (0.06%) | 936 |
| 232 | Roderick | 1 in 1,678 (0.06%) | 872 |
| 237 | Rafael | 1 in 1,697 (0.06%) | 862 |
| 265 | Ross | 1 in 2,129 (0.05%) | 687 |
| 273 | Rene | 1 in 2,286 (0.04%) | 640 |
| 290 | Rick | 1 in 2,488 (0.04%) | 588 |
| 312 | Roland | 1 in 2,802 (0.04%) | 522 |
| 341 | Rickey | 1 in 3,208 (0.03%) | 456 |
| 342 | Robbie | 1 in 3,208 (0.03%) | 456 |
| 366 | Rudy | 1 in 3,621 (0.03%) | 404 |
| 383 | Ron | 1 in 3,997 (0.03%) | 366 |
| 387 | Robin | 1 in 4,098 (0.02%) | 357 |
| 389 | Randolph | 1 in 4,121 (0.02%) | 355 |
| 402 | Rodolfo | 1 in 4,354 (0.02%) | 336 |
| 419 | Randal | 1 in 4,704 (0.02%) | 311 |
| 421 | Roman | 1 in 4,812 (0.02%) | 304 |
| 424 | Rolando | 1 in 4,860 (0.02%) | 301 |
| 428 | Rusty | 1 in 5,097 (0.02%) | 287 |
| 444 | Rex | 1 in 5,458 (0.02%) | 268 |
| 457 | Rogelio | 1 in 5,805 (0.02%) | 252 |
| 461 | Ramiro | 1 in 5,922 (0.02%) | 247 |
| 496 | Reynaldo | 1 in 7,206 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 508 | Reggie | 1 in 7,823 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 515 | Robby | 1 in 8,127 (0.01%) | 180 |
| 516 | Rudolph | 1 in 8,172 (0.01%) | 179 |
| 524 | Roosevelt | 1 in 8,359 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 537 | Rodrick | 1 in 8,759 (0.01%) | 167 |
| 542 | Rocky | 1 in 8,974 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 553 | Reuben | 1 in 9,258 (0.01%) | 158 |
| 584 | Rico | 1 in 10,449 (0.01%) | 140 |
| 590 | Raphael | 1 in 10,600 (0.01%) | 138 |
| 591 | Rickie | 1 in 10,756 (0.01%) | 136 |
| 606 | Rodrigo | 1 in 11,518 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 608 | Rodger | 1 in 11,702 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 612 | Rufus | 1 in 11,797 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 643 | Rocco | 1 in 13,671 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 664 | Royce | 1 in 15,562 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 687 | Reed | 1 in 16,623 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 702 | Ronny | 1 in 17,210 (0.01%) | 85 |
| 715 | Rahsaan | 1 in 18,285 (0.01%) | 80 |
| 717 | Russel | 1 in 18,517 (0.01%) | 79 |
| 720 | Rigoberto | 1 in 18,754 (0.01%) | 78 |
| 736 | Rob | 1 in 19,768 (0.01%) | 74 |
| 737 | Raymundo | 1 in 20,038 (0%) | 73 |
| 743 | Rhett | 1 in 20,317 (0%) | 72 |
| 753 | Randell | 1 in 21,200 (0%) | 69 |
| 780 | Roel | 1 in 23,980 (0%) | 61 |
| 812 | Rory | 1 in 26,597 (0%) | 55 |
| 818 | Rosendo | 1 in 27,089 (0%) | 54 |
| 823 | Reinaldo | 1 in 27,600 (0%) | 53 |
| 834 | Reid | 1 in 28,131 (0%) | 52 |
| 846 | Robb | 1 in 29,853 (0%) | 49 |
| 881 | Raheem | 1 in 34,829 (0%) | 42 |
| 890 | Riley | 1 in 35,678 (0%) | 41 |
| 898 | Rey | 1 in 36,570 (0%) | 40 |
| 899 | Reyes | 1 in 36,570 (0%) | 40 |
| 943 | Refugio | 1 in 43,024 (0%) | 34 |
| 944 | Richie | 1 in 43,024 (0%) | 34 |
| 945 | Romeo | 1 in 43,024 (0%) | 34 |
| 956 | Rasheed | 1 in 44,328 (0%) | 33 |
| 957 | Reymundo | 1 in 44,328 (0%) | 33 |
| 958 | Rojelio | 1 in 44,328 (0%) | 33 |
| 992 | Rod | 1 in 48,760 (0%) | 30 |
| 1015 | Rubin | 1 in 52,243 (0%) | 28 |
| 1031 | Roscoe | 1 in 54,178 (0%) | 27 |
| 1042 | Reginal | 1 in 56,262 (0%) | 26 |
| 1043 | Renato | 1 in 56,262 (0%) | 26 |
| 1044 | Rudolfo | 1 in 56,262 (0%) | 26 |
| 1059 | Ramsey | 1 in 58,512 (0%) | 25 |
| 1068 | Raymon | 1 in 60,950 (0%) | 24 |
| 1102 | Rasheen | 1 in 66,491 (0%) | 22 |
| 1110 | Ritchie | 1 in 69,658 (0%) | 21 |
| 1127 | Renard | 1 in 73,141 (0%) | 20 |
| 1128 | Russ | 1 in 73,141 (0%) | 20 |
| 1151 | Rajesh | 1 in 76,990 (0%) | 19 |
| 1152 | Roque | 1 in 76,990 (0%) | 19 |
| 1171 | Rosario | 1 in 81,267 (0%) | 18 |
| 1194 | Rueben | 1 in 86,048 (0%) | 17 |
| 1217 | Rashid | 1 in 91,426 (0%) | 16 |
| 1218 | Renee | 1 in 91,426 (0%) | 16 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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