Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1976.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1976 Starting On R.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names from 1976 - 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 43 (2.31%)33,814
16Ryan1 in 84 (1.19%)17,492
19Richard1 in 87 (1.14%)16,767
49Ronald1 in 227 (0.44%)6,460
65Raymond1 in 347 (0.29%)4,220
79Randy1 in 442 (0.23%)3,314
87Russell1 in 489 (0.2%)2,995
88Rodney1 in 491 (0.2%)2,984
103Roger1 in 595 (0.17%)2,464
132Ricky1 in 741 (0.14%)1,978
133Randall1 in 744 (0.13%)1,969
139Roy1 in 790 (0.13%)1,855
141Ricardo1 in 830 (0.12%)1,764
155Ronnie1 in 936 (0.11%)1,566
156Roberto1 in 943 (0.11%)1,553
166Reginald1 in 1,058 (0.09%)1,385
173Ruben1 in 1,108 (0.09%)1,322
195Ralph1 in 1,292 (0.08%)1,134
202Raul1 in 1,373 (0.07%)1,067
214Ramon1 in 1,540 (0.06%)951
217Rafael1 in 1,599 (0.06%)916
238Ray1 in 1,804 (0.06%)812
251Roderick1 in 1,946 (0.05%)753
280Rene1 in 2,271 (0.04%)645
281Ross1 in 2,271 (0.04%)645
314Rickey1 in 2,780 (0.04%)527
331Roland1 in 3,052 (0.03%)480
345Rudy1 in 3,227 (0.03%)454
359Rick1 in 3,539 (0.03%)414
369Rodolfo1 in 3,756 (0.03%)390
377Rocky1 in 3,928 (0.03%)373
382Robin1 in 4,025 (0.02%)364
391Randolph1 in 4,210 (0.02%)348
400Rusty1 in 4,413 (0.02%)332
412Rogelio1 in 4,681 (0.02%)313
418Ron1 in 4,788 (0.02%)306
420Rolando1 in 4,867 (0.02%)301
435Rico1 in 5,270 (0.02%)278
436Ramiro1 in 5,386 (0.02%)272
448Robbie1 in 5,656 (0.02%)259
456Roman1 in 5,768 (0.02%)254
464Reynaldo1 in 6,029 (0.02%)243
473Rex1 in 6,261 (0.02%)234
504Reuben1 in 7,146 (0.01%)205
513Randal1 in 7,362 (0.01%)199
529Roosevelt1 in 7,711 (0.01%)190
531Rory1 in 7,834 (0.01%)187
537Rodrick1 in 8,094 (0.01%)181
575Rudolph1 in 9,702 (0.01%)151
586Reggie1 in 10,174 (0.01%)144
593Rodrigo1 in 10,317 (0.01%)142
606Rigoberto1 in 10,693 (0.01%)137
621Raphael1 in 11,269 (0.01%)130
642Rocco1 in 12,629 (0.01%)116
647Royce1 in 12,965 (0.01%)113
648Rufus1 in 12,965 (0.01%)113
672Robby1 in 14,087 (0.01%)104
701Reid1 in 16,099 (0.01%)91
704Rhett1 in 16,278 (0.01%)90
716Raymundo1 in 16,839 (0.01%)87
729Rickie1 in 17,440 (0.01%)84
761Rashad1 in 19,797 (0.01%)74
762Rodger1 in 19,797 (0.01%)74
771Reed1 in 20,634 (0%)71
810Rahsaan1 in 22,891 (0%)64
829Rasheed1 in 24,417 (0%)60
836Raheem1 in 25,259 (0%)58
845Ronny1 in 26,636 (0%)55
859Roel1 in 27,641 (0%)53
901Richie1 in 31,848 (0%)46
915Reinaldo1 in 34,070 (0%)43
925Rashawn1 in 34,881 (0%)42
926Reymundo1 in 34,881 (0%)42
927Roscoe1 in 34,881 (0%)42
928Rosendo1 in 34,881 (0%)42
943Russel1 in 36,625 (0%)40
955Rosario1 in 37,564 (0%)39
962Randell1 in 38,553 (0%)38
970Reyes1 in 39,595 (0%)37
971Rojelio1 in 39,595 (0%)37
979Rashaan1 in 40,694 (0%)36
990Rasheen1 in 41,857 (0%)35
991Rey1 in 41,857 (0%)35
998Reco1 in 43,088 (0%)34
1001Rubin1 in 44,394 (0%)33
1012Reginal1 in 45,781 (0%)32
1027Rashid1 in 47,258 (0%)31
1067Rahman1 in 52,321 (0%)28
1068Rashan1 in 52,321 (0%)28
1069Refugio1 in 52,321 (0%)28
1070Romeo1 in 52,321 (0%)28
1093Ronnell1 in 56,346 (0%)26
1094Rueben1 in 56,346 (0%)26
1111Rahim1 in 58,600 (0%)25
1112Ramsey1 in 58,600 (0%)25
1136Rashon1 in 61,042 (0%)24
1137Rob1 in 61,042 (0%)24
1138Ronell1 in 61,042 (0%)24
1154Ravi1 in 63,696 (0%)23
1180Rasheem1 in 66,591 (0%)22

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


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