The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1980 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1980 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Robert | 1 in 49 (2.05%) | 34,263 |
| 15 | Ryan | 1 in 67 (1.49%) | 24,799 |
| 26 | Richard | 1 in 100 (1%) | 16,648 |
| 58 | Ronald | 1 in 290 (0.35%) | 5,757 |
| 67 | Raymond | 1 in 365 (0.27%) | 4,573 |
| 87 | Randy | 1 in 493 (0.2%) | 3,384 |
| 91 | Russell | 1 in 510 (0.2%) | 3,269 |
| 117 | Ricardo | 1 in 723 (0.14%) | 2,306 |
| 120 | Rodney | 1 in 741 (0.13%) | 2,251 |
| 122 | Ricky | 1 in 754 (0.13%) | 2,211 |
| 133 | Roger | 1 in 809 (0.12%) | 2,062 |
| 136 | Randall | 1 in 828 (0.12%) | 2,014 |
| 145 | Roberto | 1 in 903 (0.11%) | 1,846 |
| 153 | Roy | 1 in 951 (0.11%) | 1,753 |
| 165 | Reginald | 1 in 1,149 (0.09%) | 1,451 |
| 166 | Ruben | 1 in 1,152 (0.09%) | 1,447 |
| 173 | Ronnie | 1 in 1,202 (0.08%) | 1,387 |
| 195 | Raul | 1 in 1,338 (0.07%) | 1,246 |
| 211 | Rafael | 1 in 1,453 (0.07%) | 1,148 |
| 216 | Ramon | 1 in 1,509 (0.07%) | 1,105 |
| 228 | Ross | 1 in 1,633 (0.06%) | 1,021 |
| 229 | Ralph | 1 in 1,641 (0.06%) | 1,016 |
| 262 | Ray | 1 in 2,082 (0.05%) | 801 |
| 282 | Roderick | 1 in 2,346 (0.04%) | 711 |
| 300 | Rene | 1 in 2,668 (0.04%) | 625 |
| 320 | Rocky | 1 in 2,967 (0.03%) | 562 |
| 328 | Rickey | 1 in 3,060 (0.03%) | 545 |
| 336 | Rodolfo | 1 in 3,213 (0.03%) | 519 |
| 352 | Rusty | 1 in 3,503 (0.03%) | 476 |
| 364 | Rudy | 1 in 3,816 (0.03%) | 437 |
| 367 | Roland | 1 in 3,896 (0.03%) | 428 |
| 378 | Rolando | 1 in 4,048 (0.02%) | 412 |
| 390 | Robin | 1 in 4,233 (0.02%) | 394 |
| 395 | Rick | 1 in 4,309 (0.02%) | 387 |
| 402 | Rogelio | 1 in 4,507 (0.02%) | 370 |
| 443 | Robbie | 1 in 5,450 (0.02%) | 306 |
| 459 | Rory | 1 in 5,653 (0.02%) | 295 |
| 463 | Ramiro | 1 in 5,770 (0.02%) | 289 |
| 464 | Rashad | 1 in 5,790 (0.02%) | 288 |
| 477 | Randolph | 1 in 6,223 (0.02%) | 268 |
| 481 | Rex | 1 in 6,390 (0.02%) | 261 |
| 482 | Reynaldo | 1 in 6,390 (0.02%) | 261 |
| 503 | Ron | 1 in 6,949 (0.01%) | 240 |
| 525 | Reuben | 1 in 7,685 (0.01%) | 217 |
| 549 | Roman | 1 in 8,338 (0.01%) | 200 |
| 560 | Rigoberto | 1 in 8,966 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 562 | Rodrick | 1 in 9,014 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 565 | Randal | 1 in 9,063 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 566 | Reggie | 1 in 9,063 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 567 | Robby | 1 in 9,113 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 575 | Roosevelt | 1 in 9,369 (0.01%) | 178 |
| 590 | Rico | 1 in 9,868 (0.01%) | 169 |
| 604 | Reid | 1 in 10,690 (0.01%) | 156 |
| 617 | Rodrigo | 1 in 11,192 (0.01%) | 149 |
| 621 | Rudolph | 1 in 11,345 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 652 | Reed | 1 in 13,131 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 653 | Rocco | 1 in 13,131 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 656 | Raheem | 1 in 13,235 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 657 | Rufus | 1 in 13,341 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 679 | Raphael | 1 in 14,376 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 687 | Raymundo | 1 in 14,758 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 691 | Royce | 1 in 15,024 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 712 | Rickie | 1 in 16,191 (0.01%) | 103 |
| 745 | Riley | 1 in 18,127 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 757 | Rhett | 1 in 18,738 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 778 | Rodger | 1 in 20,588 (0%) | 81 |
| 816 | Roel | 1 in 22,536 (0%) | 74 |
| 824 | Randell | 1 in 23,162 (0%) | 72 |
| 857 | Ronny | 1 in 26,057 (0%) | 64 |
| 866 | Rasheed | 1 in 26,898 (0%) | 62 |
| 883 | Reinaldo | 1 in 28,265 (0%) | 59 |
| 884 | Reyes | 1 in 28,265 (0%) | 59 |
| 905 | Reymundo | 1 in 30,321 (0%) | 55 |
| 915 | Rashawn | 1 in 31,465 (0%) | 53 |
| 916 | Rosendo | 1 in 31,465 (0%) | 53 |
| 917 | Russel | 1 in 31,465 (0%) | 53 |
| 924 | Ramsey | 1 in 32,070 (0%) | 52 |
| 955 | Renaldo | 1 in 35,482 (0%) | 47 |
| 1031 | Rashaun | 1 in 45,072 (0%) | 37 |
| 1032 | Rasheen | 1 in 45,072 (0%) | 37 |
| 1033 | Romeo | 1 in 45,072 (0%) | 37 |
| 1071 | Rojelio | 1 in 49,049 (0%) | 34 |
| 1092 | Refugio | 1 in 52,114 (0%) | 32 |
| 1102 | Ramel | 1 in 53,795 (0%) | 31 |
| 1103 | Rosario | 1 in 53,795 (0%) | 31 |
| 1104 | Roscoe | 1 in 53,795 (0%) | 31 |
| 1118 | Rashid | 1 in 55,589 (0%) | 30 |
| 1133 | Rasheem | 1 in 57,506 (0%) | 29 |
| 1134 | Rustin | 1 in 57,506 (0%) | 29 |
| 1169 | Reco | 1 in 61,765 (0%) | 27 |
| 1170 | Rodriquez | 1 in 61,765 (0%) | 27 |
| 1192 | Renard | 1 in 64,141 (0%) | 26 |
| 1212 | Rashard | 1 in 66,706 (0%) | 25 |
| 1213 | Rey | 1 in 66,706 (0%) | 25 |
| 1214 | Rueben | 1 in 66,706 (0%) | 25 |
| 1230 | Rahim | 1 in 69,486 (0%) | 24 |
| 1231 | Raymon | 1 in 69,486 (0%) | 24 |
| 1232 | Rob | 1 in 69,486 (0%) | 24 |
| 1260 | Ravi | 1 in 72,507 (0%) | 23 |
| 1261 | Richardo | 1 in 72,507 (0%) | 23 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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