Top Boy Baby Names starting with R

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1979.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1979 Starting On R.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names from 1979 - 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
8Robert1 in 47 (2.12%)34,024
14Ryan1 in 69 (1.44%)23,201
25Richard1 in 96 (1.04%)16,720
54Ronald1 in 282 (0.35%)5,700
70Raymond1 in 371 (0.27%)4,335
86Randy1 in 471 (0.21%)3,416
92Russell1 in 514 (0.19%)3,132
118Rodney1 in 702 (0.14%)2,290
123Ricky1 in 728 (0.14%)2,208
130Ricardo1 in 790 (0.13%)2,037
132Roger1 in 798 (0.13%)2,016
133Randall1 in 802 (0.12%)2,006
150Roy1 in 931 (0.11%)1,728
156Reginald1 in 995 (0.1%)1,617
159Roberto1 in 999 (0.1%)1,610
164Ronnie1 in 1,079 (0.09%)1,490
174Ruben1 in 1,195 (0.08%)1,346
210Ramon1 in 1,458 (0.07%)1,103
212Raul1 in 1,485 (0.07%)1,083
217Ralph1 in 1,539 (0.06%)1,045
228Ross1 in 1,641 (0.06%)980
229Rafael1 in 1,651 (0.06%)974
252Ray1 in 2,021 (0.05%)796
277Roderick1 in 2,269 (0.04%)709
284Rene1 in 2,365 (0.04%)680
301Rocky1 in 2,569 (0.04%)626
337Rudy1 in 3,230 (0.03%)498
341Rickey1 in 3,249 (0.03%)495
348Rusty1 in 3,358 (0.03%)479
351Robin1 in 3,408 (0.03%)472
357Rick1 in 3,558 (0.03%)452
372Roland1 in 3,820 (0.03%)421
377Rolando1 in 3,857 (0.03%)417
380Rodolfo1 in 3,904 (0.03%)412
404Rogelio1 in 4,582 (0.02%)351
421Rashad1 in 5,106 (0.02%)315
432Randolph1 in 5,256 (0.02%)306
441Robbie1 in 5,489 (0.02%)293
442Rory1 in 5,546 (0.02%)290
462Ramiro1 in 6,001 (0.02%)268
470Reggie1 in 6,116 (0.02%)263
484Reynaldo1 in 6,565 (0.02%)245
501Ron1 in 6,903 (0.01%)233
512Roman1 in 7,117 (0.01%)226
520Rex1 in 7,311 (0.01%)220
539Reuben1 in 7,962 (0.01%)202
544Randal1 in 8,123 (0.01%)198
562Rodrick1 in 8,647 (0.01%)186
573Robby1 in 9,087 (0.01%)177
583Rocco1 in 9,631 (0.01%)167
594Roosevelt1 in 10,116 (0.01%)159
605Rico1 in 10,582 (0.01%)152
623Rodrigo1 in 11,571 (0.01%)139
624Rudolph1 in 11,571 (0.01%)139
630Rigoberto1 in 12,003 (0.01%)134
642Reid1 in 12,566 (0.01%)128
643Royce1 in 12,566 (0.01%)128
670Rickie1 in 13,865 (0.01%)116
685Raphael1 in 14,756 (0.01%)109
706Riley1 in 15,769 (0.01%)102
708Rhett1 in 16,084 (0.01%)100
713Raheem1 in 16,412 (0.01%)98
723Rodger1 in 16,930 (0.01%)95
732Raymundo1 in 17,482 (0.01%)92
746Rufus1 in 18,277 (0.01%)88
765Reed1 in 19,614 (0.01%)82
821Ronny1 in 23,653 (0%)68
832Randell1 in 24,370 (0%)66
856Rashawn1 in 26,367 (0%)61
860Rasheen1 in 26,806 (0%)60
866Ramsey1 in 27,261 (0%)59
867Reinaldo1 in 27,261 (0%)59
875Rasheed1 in 27,731 (0%)58
903Rosendo1 in 29,785 (0%)54
921Reyes1 in 30,931 (0%)52
932Roel1 in 31,537 (0%)51
936Russel1 in 32,824 (0%)49
954Refugio1 in 34,965 (0%)46
959Rian1 in 35,742 (0%)45
1006Romeo1 in 41,241 (0%)39
1020Rashid1 in 42,326 (0%)38
1021Rosario1 in 42,326 (0%)38
1028Rey1 in 43,470 (0%)37
1075Reymundo1 in 50,262 (0%)32
1086Rasheem1 in 51,883 (0%)31
1087Rodriquez1 in 51,883 (0%)31
1104Rojelio1 in 53,613 (0%)30
1105Rustin1 in 53,613 (0%)30
1121Roque1 in 55,462 (0%)29
1141Rashan1 in 57,442 (0%)28
1159Ramel1 in 59,570 (0%)27
1174Rashaun1 in 61,861 (0%)26
1191Raheen1 in 64,336 (0%)25
1192Ramone1 in 64,336 (0%)25
1193Renaldo1 in 64,336 (0%)25
1228Reco1 in 69,930 (0%)23
1229Richie1 in 69,930 (0%)23
1230Robb1 in 69,930 (0%)23
1248Rahim1 in 73,109 (0%)22
1249Regan1 in 73,109 (0%)22

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


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