The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1975 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1975 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Robert | 1 in 41 (2.42%) | 35,336 |
| 16 | Richard | 1 in 83 (1.21%) | 17,682 |
| 23 | Ryan | 1 in 95 (1.05%) | 15,302 |
| 46 | Ronald | 1 in 207 (0.48%) | 7,067 |
| 63 | Raymond | 1 in 322 (0.31%) | 4,531 |
| 76 | Rodney | 1 in 409 (0.24%) | 3,570 |
| 78 | Randy | 1 in 432 (0.23%) | 3,376 |
| 82 | Russell | 1 in 452 (0.22%) | 3,229 |
| 97 | Roger | 1 in 559 (0.18%) | 2,611 |
| 121 | Randall | 1 in 691 (0.14%) | 2,113 |
| 122 | Roy | 1 in 693 (0.14%) | 2,107 |
| 134 | Ricky | 1 in 772 (0.13%) | 1,890 |
| 144 | Ricardo | 1 in 870 (0.11%) | 1,678 |
| 151 | Ronnie | 1 in 908 (0.11%) | 1,608 |
| 158 | Roberto | 1 in 970 (0.1%) | 1,504 |
| 163 | Reginald | 1 in 994 (0.1%) | 1,468 |
| 172 | Ruben | 1 in 1,089 (0.09%) | 1,340 |
| 175 | Ralph | 1 in 1,113 (0.09%) | 1,311 |
| 204 | Ramon | 1 in 1,402 (0.07%) | 1,041 |
| 209 | Raul | 1 in 1,459 (0.07%) | 1,000 |
| 215 | Rafael | 1 in 1,535 (0.07%) | 951 |
| 230 | Ray | 1 in 1,685 (0.06%) | 866 |
| 255 | Roderick | 1 in 1,938 (0.05%) | 753 |
| 276 | Rene | 1 in 2,225 (0.04%) | 656 |
| 282 | Ross | 1 in 2,263 (0.04%) | 645 |
| 329 | Rickey | 1 in 2,919 (0.03%) | 500 |
| 335 | Roland | 1 in 3,053 (0.03%) | 478 |
| 350 | Rick | 1 in 3,280 (0.03%) | 445 |
| 363 | Rodolfo | 1 in 3,483 (0.03%) | 419 |
| 366 | Rudy | 1 in 3,508 (0.03%) | 416 |
| 384 | Robin | 1 in 3,913 (0.03%) | 373 |
| 385 | Rolando | 1 in 3,913 (0.03%) | 373 |
| 394 | Robbie | 1 in 4,134 (0.02%) | 353 |
| 400 | Rusty | 1 in 4,423 (0.02%) | 330 |
| 417 | Randolph | 1 in 4,833 (0.02%) | 302 |
| 418 | Rocky | 1 in 4,849 (0.02%) | 301 |
| 422 | Roman | 1 in 4,914 (0.02%) | 297 |
| 433 | Rogelio | 1 in 5,033 (0.02%) | 290 |
| 443 | Ramiro | 1 in 5,250 (0.02%) | 278 |
| 447 | Ron | 1 in 5,288 (0.02%) | 276 |
| 468 | Randal | 1 in 5,769 (0.02%) | 253 |
| 470 | Rex | 1 in 5,815 (0.02%) | 251 |
| 493 | Reynaldo | 1 in 6,574 (0.02%) | 222 |
| 508 | Rodrick | 1 in 7,261 (0.01%) | 201 |
| 525 | Rico | 1 in 7,846 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 529 | Reggie | 1 in 7,932 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 549 | Roosevelt | 1 in 8,739 (0.01%) | 167 |
| 574 | Reuben | 1 in 9,730 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 576 | Robby | 1 in 9,795 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 585 | Rudolph | 1 in 10,135 (0.01%) | 144 |
| 607 | Rigoberto | 1 in 11,226 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 612 | Raphael | 1 in 11,402 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 619 | Rodrigo | 1 in 11,676 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 654 | Rickie | 1 in 13,148 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 656 | Rufus | 1 in 13,268 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 674 | Rory | 1 in 14,033 (0.01%) | 104 |
| 681 | Royce | 1 in 14,450 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 699 | Reid | 1 in 15,693 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 706 | Rocco | 1 in 15,863 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 716 | Ronny | 1 in 16,775 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 733 | Raymundo | 1 in 18,243 (0.01%) | 80 |
| 734 | Rhett | 1 in 18,474 (0.01%) | 79 |
| 771 | Rashad | 1 in 21,151 (0%) | 69 |
| 779 | Rasheed | 1 in 21,783 (0%) | 67 |
| 786 | Reed | 1 in 22,113 (0%) | 66 |
| 792 | Rahsaan | 1 in 22,453 (0%) | 65 |
| 797 | Richie | 1 in 22,804 (0%) | 64 |
| 804 | Rodger | 1 in 23,166 (0%) | 63 |
| 813 | Roel | 1 in 23,925 (0%) | 61 |
| 824 | Randell | 1 in 24,736 (0%) | 59 |
| 831 | Russel | 1 in 25,604 (0%) | 57 |
| 834 | Rob | 1 in 26,061 (0%) | 56 |
| 852 | Raheem | 1 in 27,537 (0%) | 53 |
| 853 | Robb | 1 in 27,537 (0%) | 53 |
| 894 | Reinaldo | 1 in 31,052 (0%) | 47 |
| 902 | Refugio | 1 in 31,727 (0%) | 46 |
| 936 | Riley | 1 in 35,596 (0%) | 41 |
| 944 | Rasheen | 1 in 36,486 (0%) | 40 |
| 945 | Rosendo | 1 in 36,486 (0%) | 40 |
| 953 | Reco | 1 in 37,422 (0%) | 39 |
| 982 | Reymundo | 1 in 41,698 (0%) | 35 |
| 989 | Rojelio | 1 in 42,925 (0%) | 34 |
| 998 | Rashid | 1 in 44,225 (0%) | 33 |
| 1006 | Romeo | 1 in 45,608 (0%) | 32 |
| 1015 | Ramsey | 1 in 47,079 (0%) | 31 |
| 1016 | Rey | 1 in 47,079 (0%) | 31 |
| 1055 | Regan | 1 in 52,123 (0%) | 28 |
| 1064 | Rahim | 1 in 54,053 (0%) | 27 |
| 1065 | Rashawn | 1 in 54,053 (0%) | 27 |
| 1094 | Rod | 1 in 58,378 (0%) | 25 |
| 1095 | Rosario | 1 in 58,378 (0%) | 25 |
| 1114 | Reyes | 1 in 60,810 (0%) | 24 |
| 1129 | Renato | 1 in 63,454 (0%) | 23 |
| 1191 | Raymon | 1 in 72,972 (0%) | 20 |
| 1192 | Reagan | 1 in 72,972 (0%) | 20 |
| 1193 | Rian | 1 in 72,972 (0%) | 20 |
| 1194 | Rodriquez | 1 in 72,972 (0%) | 20 |
| 1195 | Rosalio | 1 in 72,972 (0%) | 20 |
| 1196 | Rustin | 1 in 72,972 (0%) | 20 |
| 1205 | Rashon | 1 in 76,813 (0%) | 19 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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