The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1986 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1986 - 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 55 (1.82%) | 31,332 |
| 11 | Ryan | 1 in 58 (1.72%) | 29,495 |
| 29 | Richard | 1 in 115 (0.87%) | 15,004 |
| 75 | Ronald | 1 in 407 (0.25%) | 4,222 |
| 77 | Raymond | 1 in 425 (0.24%) | 4,044 |
| 103 | Randy | 1 in 630 (0.16%) | 2,728 |
| 116 | Russell | 1 in 719 (0.14%) | 2,391 |
| 126 | Ricardo | 1 in 788 (0.13%) | 2,180 |
| 143 | Ricky | 1 in 886 (0.11%) | 1,940 |
| 147 | Randall | 1 in 916 (0.11%) | 1,876 |
| 152 | Ross | 1 in 973 (0.1%) | 1,766 |
| 157 | Roberto | 1 in 1,024 (0.1%) | 1,677 |
| 164 | Rodney | 1 in 1,069 (0.09%) | 1,607 |
| 167 | Roger | 1 in 1,087 (0.09%) | 1,580 |
| 187 | Ruben | 1 in 1,291 (0.08%) | 1,331 |
| 191 | Reginald | 1 in 1,312 (0.08%) | 1,309 |
| 197 | Roy | 1 in 1,369 (0.07%) | 1,255 |
| 203 | Rafael | 1 in 1,470 (0.07%) | 1,169 |
| 210 | Raul | 1 in 1,530 (0.07%) | 1,123 |
| 222 | Ronnie | 1 in 1,673 (0.06%) | 1,027 |
| 229 | Ramon | 1 in 1,727 (0.06%) | 995 |
| 282 | Rene | 1 in 2,434 (0.04%) | 706 |
| 284 | Ray | 1 in 2,440 (0.04%) | 704 |
| 292 | Ralph | 1 in 2,553 (0.04%) | 673 |
| 321 | Roderick | 1 in 2,878 (0.03%) | 597 |
| 339 | Rodolfo | 1 in 3,217 (0.03%) | 534 |
| 350 | Rudy | 1 in 3,409 (0.03%) | 504 |
| 377 | Rashad | 1 in 3,835 (0.03%) | 448 |
| 406 | Rory | 1 in 4,253 (0.02%) | 404 |
| 407 | Rickey | 1 in 4,372 (0.02%) | 393 |
| 421 | Rick | 1 in 4,569 (0.02%) | 376 |
| 426 | Rolando | 1 in 4,707 (0.02%) | 365 |
| 429 | Rocky | 1 in 4,746 (0.02%) | 362 |
| 432 | Rogelio | 1 in 4,909 (0.02%) | 350 |
| 433 | Riley | 1 in 4,937 (0.02%) | 348 |
| 434 | Roman | 1 in 4,937 (0.02%) | 348 |
| 453 | Roland | 1 in 5,270 (0.02%) | 326 |
| 472 | Robin | 1 in 5,824 (0.02%) | 295 |
| 477 | Rusty | 1 in 5,924 (0.02%) | 290 |
| 492 | Ramiro | 1 in 6,225 (0.02%) | 276 |
| 519 | Reynaldo | 1 in 7,041 (0.01%) | 244 |
| 524 | Reid | 1 in 7,129 (0.01%) | 241 |
| 528 | Reuben | 1 in 7,219 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 532 | Raphael | 1 in 7,502 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 555 | Rodrigo | 1 in 8,142 (0.01%) | 211 |
| 564 | Randolph | 1 in 8,505 (0.01%) | 202 |
| 575 | Rigoberto | 1 in 8,856 (0.01%) | 194 |
| 585 | Randal | 1 in 9,139 (0.01%) | 188 |
| 597 | Robbie | 1 in 9,762 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 600 | Rex | 1 in 9,817 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 613 | Reed | 1 in 10,540 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 635 | Rico | 1 in 11,303 (0.01%) | 152 |
| 657 | Royce | 1 in 12,272 (0.01%) | 140 |
| 666 | Rashawn | 1 in 12,918 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 682 | Ron | 1 in 13,744 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 695 | Rodrick | 1 in 14,317 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 696 | Ryne | 1 in 14,317 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 729 | Roosevelt | 1 in 16,057 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 747 | Rudolph | 1 in 17,531 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 752 | Rocco | 1 in 17,712 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 766 | Raymundo | 1 in 18,474 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 781 | Robby | 1 in 19,523 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 831 | Reggie | 1 in 22,907 (0%) | 75 |
| 880 | Rasheed | 1 in 27,271 (0%) | 63 |
| 887 | Reinaldo | 1 in 27,711 (0%) | 62 |
| 909 | Rhett | 1 in 29,622 (0%) | 58 |
| 930 | Raheem | 1 in 30,680 (0%) | 56 |
| 931 | Roel | 1 in 30,680 (0%) | 56 |
| 936 | Ravi | 1 in 31,237 (0%) | 55 |
| 951 | Randell | 1 in 32,416 (0%) | 53 |
| 970 | Reyes | 1 in 34,361 (0%) | 50 |
| 971 | Rosendo | 1 in 34,361 (0%) | 50 |
| 979 | Ramsey | 1 in 35,062 (0%) | 49 |
| 980 | Rickie | 1 in 35,062 (0%) | 49 |
| 984 | Rayshawn | 1 in 35,793 (0%) | 48 |
| 990 | Ronny | 1 in 36,554 (0%) | 47 |
| 1006 | Rey | 1 in 38,179 (0%) | 45 |
| 1027 | Rufus | 1 in 39,955 (0%) | 43 |
| 1040 | Rashaun | 1 in 40,906 (0%) | 42 |
| 1081 | Rodriquez | 1 in 45,212 (0%) | 38 |
| 1092 | Reece | 1 in 46,434 (0%) | 37 |
| 1158 | Ramel | 1 in 53,689 (0%) | 32 |
| 1159 | Romeo | 1 in 53,689 (0%) | 32 |
| 1172 | Ramone | 1 in 55,421 (0%) | 31 |
| 1173 | Rashaad | 1 in 55,421 (0%) | 31 |
| 1189 | Reese | 1 in 57,269 (0%) | 30 |
| 1190 | Refugio | 1 in 57,269 (0%) | 30 |
| 1191 | Rueben | 1 in 57,269 (0%) | 30 |
| 1205 | Rashard | 1 in 59,243 (0%) | 29 |
| 1206 | Raymon | 1 in 59,243 (0%) | 29 |
| 1207 | Rian | 1 in 59,243 (0%) | 29 |
| 1235 | Reymundo | 1 in 63,632 (0%) | 27 |
| 1236 | Rojelio | 1 in 63,632 (0%) | 27 |
| 1257 | Rami | 1 in 66,079 (0%) | 26 |
| 1258 | Russel | 1 in 66,079 (0%) | 26 |
| 1276 | Rony | 1 in 68,722 (0%) | 25 |
| 1295 | Rahul | 1 in 71,586 (0%) | 24 |
| 1296 | Rasheem | 1 in 71,586 (0%) | 24 |
| 1297 | Raynard | 1 in 71,586 (0%) | 24 |
| 1298 | Richardo | 1 in 71,586 (0%) | 24 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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