The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1981 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1981 - 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%) | 34,386 |
| 13 | Ryan | 1 in 62 (1.6%) | 26,816 |
| 27 | Richard | 1 in 99 (1.01%) | 16,855 |
| 59 | Ronald | 1 in 303 (0.33%) | 5,533 |
| 68 | Raymond | 1 in 384 (0.26%) | 4,368 |
| 91 | Randy | 1 in 502 (0.2%) | 3,337 |
| 97 | Russell | 1 in 551 (0.18%) | 3,042 |
| 118 | Ricardo | 1 in 715 (0.14%) | 2,344 |
| 120 | Roger | 1 in 748 (0.13%) | 2,241 |
| 123 | Ricky | 1 in 763 (0.13%) | 2,197 |
| 136 | Rodney | 1 in 833 (0.12%) | 2,011 |
| 137 | Randall | 1 in 844 (0.12%) | 1,986 |
| 147 | Roberto | 1 in 890 (0.11%) | 1,882 |
| 157 | Roy | 1 in 983 (0.1%) | 1,705 |
| 173 | Ruben | 1 in 1,176 (0.08%) | 1,424 |
| 178 | Reginald | 1 in 1,205 (0.08%) | 1,390 |
| 182 | Ronnie | 1 in 1,238 (0.08%) | 1,353 |
| 192 | Raul | 1 in 1,311 (0.08%) | 1,278 |
| 197 | Ross | 1 in 1,369 (0.07%) | 1,224 |
| 206 | Rafael | 1 in 1,429 (0.07%) | 1,172 |
| 218 | Ramon | 1 in 1,527 (0.07%) | 1,097 |
| 247 | Ralph | 1 in 1,939 (0.05%) | 864 |
| 255 | Ray | 1 in 2,018 (0.05%) | 830 |
| 280 | Roderick | 1 in 2,397 (0.04%) | 699 |
| 297 | Rene | 1 in 2,706 (0.04%) | 619 |
| 312 | Rodolfo | 1 in 2,919 (0.03%) | 574 |
| 327 | Rocky | 1 in 3,052 (0.03%) | 549 |
| 328 | Rickey | 1 in 3,080 (0.03%) | 544 |
| 350 | Rusty | 1 in 3,611 (0.03%) | 464 |
| 351 | Rudy | 1 in 3,650 (0.03%) | 459 |
| 382 | Robin | 1 in 4,167 (0.02%) | 402 |
| 384 | Roland | 1 in 4,220 (0.02%) | 397 |
| 386 | Rolando | 1 in 4,241 (0.02%) | 395 |
| 388 | Rick | 1 in 4,263 (0.02%) | 393 |
| 396 | Rogelio | 1 in 4,386 (0.02%) | 382 |
| 401 | Rory | 1 in 4,528 (0.02%) | 370 |
| 427 | Ramiro | 1 in 4,971 (0.02%) | 337 |
| 448 | Robbie | 1 in 5,641 (0.02%) | 297 |
| 449 | Randolph | 1 in 5,660 (0.02%) | 296 |
| 453 | Rashad | 1 in 5,718 (0.02%) | 293 |
| 494 | Roman | 1 in 7,010 (0.01%) | 239 |
| 506 | Reuben | 1 in 7,284 (0.01%) | 230 |
| 510 | Rex | 1 in 7,413 (0.01%) | 226 |
| 516 | Reynaldo | 1 in 7,513 (0.01%) | 223 |
| 524 | Randal | 1 in 7,756 (0.01%) | 216 |
| 541 | Reid | 1 in 8,548 (0.01%) | 196 |
| 558 | Ron | 1 in 9,007 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 561 | Reggie | 1 in 9,056 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 564 | Rigoberto | 1 in 9,105 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 578 | Rodrigo | 1 in 9,684 (0.01%) | 173 |
| 587 | Robby | 1 in 10,278 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 612 | Rodrick | 1 in 11,475 (0.01%) | 146 |
| 628 | Reed | 1 in 12,318 (0.01%) | 136 |
| 636 | Roosevelt | 1 in 12,789 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 644 | Raheem | 1 in 13,191 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 646 | Rudolph | 1 in 13,403 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 648 | Raymundo | 1 in 13,511 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 650 | Raphael | 1 in 13,732 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 651 | Royce | 1 in 13,732 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 658 | Riley | 1 in 13,961 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 667 | Rico | 1 in 14,198 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 671 | Rocco | 1 in 14,319 (0.01%) | 117 |
| 718 | Rickie | 1 in 17,095 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 719 | Rufus | 1 in 17,095 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 727 | Rhett | 1 in 17,451 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 780 | Rodger | 1 in 20,431 (0%) | 82 |
| 804 | Randell | 1 in 22,338 (0%) | 75 |
| 832 | Roel | 1 in 24,637 (0%) | 68 |
| 853 | Russel | 1 in 26,177 (0%) | 64 |
| 879 | Rosendo | 1 in 28,395 (0%) | 59 |
| 888 | Ronny | 1 in 29,391 (0%) | 57 |
| 894 | Rashawn | 1 in 29,916 (0%) | 56 |
| 908 | Ramsey | 1 in 31,024 (0%) | 54 |
| 913 | Rey | 1 in 31,610 (0%) | 53 |
| 917 | Reinaldo | 1 in 32,218 (0%) | 52 |
| 918 | Reyes | 1 in 32,218 (0%) | 52 |
| 929 | Rasheed | 1 in 33,506 (0%) | 50 |
| 935 | Rojelio | 1 in 34,190 (0%) | 49 |
| 944 | Rashaun | 1 in 34,902 (0%) | 48 |
| 965 | Refugio | 1 in 36,420 (0%) | 46 |
| 1017 | Reymundo | 1 in 41,883 (0%) | 40 |
| 1034 | Rasheen | 1 in 44,087 (0%) | 38 |
| 1099 | Rasheem | 1 in 50,767 (0%) | 33 |
| 1126 | Renaldo | 1 in 54,042 (0%) | 31 |
| 1155 | Rian | 1 in 57,769 (0%) | 29 |
| 1156 | Richardo | 1 in 57,769 (0%) | 29 |
| 1157 | Romeo | 1 in 57,769 (0%) | 29 |
| 1158 | Rosario | 1 in 57,769 (0%) | 29 |
| 1173 | Renato | 1 in 59,833 (0%) | 28 |
| 1188 | Rodriguez | 1 in 62,049 (0%) | 27 |
| 1189 | Rustin | 1 in 62,049 (0%) | 27 |
| 1209 | Rashard | 1 in 64,435 (0%) | 26 |
| 1224 | Rashan | 1 in 67,013 (0%) | 25 |
| 1225 | Rondell | 1 in 67,013 (0%) | 25 |
| 1250 | Rishi | 1 in 69,805 (0%) | 24 |
| 1251 | Rudolfo | 1 in 69,805 (0%) | 24 |
| 1275 | Ramel | 1 in 72,840 (0%) | 23 |
| 1276 | Raymon | 1 in 72,840 (0%) | 23 |
| 1277 | Rayshawn | 1 in 72,840 (0%) | 23 |
| 1278 | Rebecca | 1 in 72,840 (0%) | 23 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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