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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Robert | 1 in 43 (2.31%) | 33,814 |
| 16 | Ryan | 1 in 84 (1.19%) | 17,492 |
| 19 | Richard | 1 in 87 (1.14%) | 16,767 |
| 49 | Ronald | 1 in 227 (0.44%) | 6,460 |
| 65 | Raymond | 1 in 347 (0.29%) | 4,220 |
| 79 | Randy | 1 in 442 (0.23%) | 3,314 |
| 87 | Russell | 1 in 489 (0.2%) | 2,995 |
| 88 | Rodney | 1 in 491 (0.2%) | 2,984 |
| 103 | Roger | 1 in 595 (0.17%) | 2,464 |
| 132 | Ricky | 1 in 741 (0.14%) | 1,978 |
| 133 | Randall | 1 in 744 (0.13%) | 1,969 |
| 139 | Roy | 1 in 790 (0.13%) | 1,855 |
| 141 | Ricardo | 1 in 830 (0.12%) | 1,764 |
| 155 | Ronnie | 1 in 936 (0.11%) | 1,566 |
| 156 | Roberto | 1 in 943 (0.11%) | 1,553 |
| 166 | Reginald | 1 in 1,058 (0.09%) | 1,385 |
| 173 | Ruben | 1 in 1,108 (0.09%) | 1,322 |
| 195 | Ralph | 1 in 1,292 (0.08%) | 1,134 |
| 202 | Raul | 1 in 1,373 (0.07%) | 1,067 |
| 214 | Ramon | 1 in 1,540 (0.06%) | 951 |
| 217 | Rafael | 1 in 1,599 (0.06%) | 916 |
| 238 | Ray | 1 in 1,804 (0.06%) | 812 |
| 251 | Roderick | 1 in 1,946 (0.05%) | 753 |
| 280 | Rene | 1 in 2,271 (0.04%) | 645 |
| 281 | Ross | 1 in 2,271 (0.04%) | 645 |
| 314 | Rickey | 1 in 2,780 (0.04%) | 527 |
| 331 | Roland | 1 in 3,052 (0.03%) | 480 |
| 345 | Rudy | 1 in 3,227 (0.03%) | 454 |
| 359 | Rick | 1 in 3,539 (0.03%) | 414 |
| 369 | Rodolfo | 1 in 3,756 (0.03%) | 390 |
| 377 | Rocky | 1 in 3,928 (0.03%) | 373 |
| 382 | Robin | 1 in 4,025 (0.02%) | 364 |
| 391 | Randolph | 1 in 4,210 (0.02%) | 348 |
| 400 | Rusty | 1 in 4,413 (0.02%) | 332 |
| 412 | Rogelio | 1 in 4,681 (0.02%) | 313 |
| 418 | Ron | 1 in 4,788 (0.02%) | 306 |
| 420 | Rolando | 1 in 4,867 (0.02%) | 301 |
| 435 | Rico | 1 in 5,270 (0.02%) | 278 |
| 436 | Ramiro | 1 in 5,386 (0.02%) | 272 |
| 448 | Robbie | 1 in 5,656 (0.02%) | 259 |
| 456 | Roman | 1 in 5,768 (0.02%) | 254 |
| 464 | Reynaldo | 1 in 6,029 (0.02%) | 243 |
| 473 | Rex | 1 in 6,261 (0.02%) | 234 |
| 504 | Reuben | 1 in 7,146 (0.01%) | 205 |
| 513 | Randal | 1 in 7,362 (0.01%) | 199 |
| 529 | Roosevelt | 1 in 7,711 (0.01%) | 190 |
| 531 | Rory | 1 in 7,834 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 537 | Rodrick | 1 in 8,094 (0.01%) | 181 |
| 575 | Rudolph | 1 in 9,702 (0.01%) | 151 |
| 586 | Reggie | 1 in 10,174 (0.01%) | 144 |
| 593 | Rodrigo | 1 in 10,317 (0.01%) | 142 |
| 606 | Rigoberto | 1 in 10,693 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 621 | Raphael | 1 in 11,269 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 642 | Rocco | 1 in 12,629 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 647 | Royce | 1 in 12,965 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 648 | Rufus | 1 in 12,965 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 672 | Robby | 1 in 14,087 (0.01%) | 104 |
| 701 | Reid | 1 in 16,099 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 704 | Rhett | 1 in 16,278 (0.01%) | 90 |
| 716 | Raymundo | 1 in 16,839 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 729 | Rickie | 1 in 17,440 (0.01%) | 84 |
| 761 | Rashad | 1 in 19,797 (0.01%) | 74 |
| 762 | Rodger | 1 in 19,797 (0.01%) | 74 |
| 771 | Reed | 1 in 20,634 (0%) | 71 |
| 810 | Rahsaan | 1 in 22,891 (0%) | 64 |
| 829 | Rasheed | 1 in 24,417 (0%) | 60 |
| 836 | Raheem | 1 in 25,259 (0%) | 58 |
| 845 | Ronny | 1 in 26,636 (0%) | 55 |
| 859 | Roel | 1 in 27,641 (0%) | 53 |
| 901 | Richie | 1 in 31,848 (0%) | 46 |
| 915 | Reinaldo | 1 in 34,070 (0%) | 43 |
| 925 | Rashawn | 1 in 34,881 (0%) | 42 |
| 926 | Reymundo | 1 in 34,881 (0%) | 42 |
| 927 | Roscoe | 1 in 34,881 (0%) | 42 |
| 928 | Rosendo | 1 in 34,881 (0%) | 42 |
| 943 | Russel | 1 in 36,625 (0%) | 40 |
| 955 | Rosario | 1 in 37,564 (0%) | 39 |
| 962 | Randell | 1 in 38,553 (0%) | 38 |
| 970 | Reyes | 1 in 39,595 (0%) | 37 |
| 971 | Rojelio | 1 in 39,595 (0%) | 37 |
| 979 | Rashaan | 1 in 40,694 (0%) | 36 |
| 990 | Rasheen | 1 in 41,857 (0%) | 35 |
| 991 | Rey | 1 in 41,857 (0%) | 35 |
| 998 | Reco | 1 in 43,088 (0%) | 34 |
| 1001 | Rubin | 1 in 44,394 (0%) | 33 |
| 1012 | Reginal | 1 in 45,781 (0%) | 32 |
| 1027 | Rashid | 1 in 47,258 (0%) | 31 |
| 1067 | Rahman | 1 in 52,321 (0%) | 28 |
| 1068 | Rashan | 1 in 52,321 (0%) | 28 |
| 1069 | Refugio | 1 in 52,321 (0%) | 28 |
| 1070 | Romeo | 1 in 52,321 (0%) | 28 |
| 1093 | Ronnell | 1 in 56,346 (0%) | 26 |
| 1094 | Rueben | 1 in 56,346 (0%) | 26 |
| 1111 | Rahim | 1 in 58,600 (0%) | 25 |
| 1112 | Ramsey | 1 in 58,600 (0%) | 25 |
| 1136 | Rashon | 1 in 61,042 (0%) | 24 |
| 1137 | Rob | 1 in 61,042 (0%) | 24 |
| 1138 | Ronell | 1 in 61,042 (0%) | 24 |
| 1154 | Ravi | 1 in 63,696 (0%) | 23 |
| 1180 | Rasheem | 1 in 66,591 (0%) | 22 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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