The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2017 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2017 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Ryan | 1 in 209 (0.48%) | 7,706 |
| 65 | Robert | 1 in 289 (0.35%) | 5,566 |
| 91 | Roman | 1 in 377 (0.27%) | 4,274 |
| 122 | Ryder | 1 in 494 (0.2%) | 3,261 |
| 130 | Ryker | 1 in 522 (0.19%) | 3,082 |
| 140 | Rowan | 1 in 567 (0.18%) | 2,839 |
| 174 | Richard | 1 in 706 (0.14%) | 2,279 |
| 181 | Rhett | 1 in 739 (0.14%) | 2,177 |
| 202 | River | 1 in 828 (0.12%) | 1,945 |
| 250 | Remington | 1 in 1,087 (0.09%) | 1,481 |
| 252 | Riley | 1 in 1,102 (0.09%) | 1,460 |
| 284 | Rafael | 1 in 1,282 (0.08%) | 1,256 |
| 285 | Rylan | 1 in 1,289 (0.08%) | 1,249 |
| 288 | Reid | 1 in 1,317 (0.08%) | 1,222 |
| 294 | Raymond | 1 in 1,363 (0.07%) | 1,181 |
| 297 | Ronan | 1 in 1,376 (0.07%) | 1,170 |
| 303 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,409 (0.07%) | 1,142 |
| 360 | Romeo | 1 in 1,817 (0.06%) | 886 |
| 380 | Rory | 1 in 1,930 (0.05%) | 834 |
| 383 | Reed | 1 in 1,946 (0.05%) | 827 |
| 390 | Raiden | 1 in 2,050 (0.05%) | 785 |
| 404 | Russell | 1 in 2,140 (0.05%) | 752 |
| 410 | Roberto | 1 in 2,184 (0.05%) | 737 |
| 420 | Ruben | 1 in 2,280 (0.04%) | 706 |
| 453 | Remy | 1 in 2,523 (0.04%) | 638 |
| 458 | Ronald | 1 in 2,563 (0.04%) | 628 |
| 459 | Rocco | 1 in 2,575 (0.04%) | 625 |
| 466 | Royce | 1 in 2,613 (0.04%) | 616 |
| 482 | Rhys | 1 in 2,844 (0.04%) | 566 |
| 493 | Rowen | 1 in 2,885 (0.03%) | 558 |
| 498 | Royal | 1 in 2,953 (0.03%) | 545 |
| 502 | Ronin | 1 in 2,975 (0.03%) | 541 |
| 514 | Rodrigo | 1 in 3,060 (0.03%) | 526 |
| 522 | Raul | 1 in 3,113 (0.03%) | 517 |
| 527 | Raphael | 1 in 3,168 (0.03%) | 508 |
| 532 | Roy | 1 in 3,219 (0.03%) | 500 |
| 534 | Roland | 1 in 3,239 (0.03%) | 497 |
| 536 | Ryland | 1 in 3,258 (0.03%) | 494 |
| 571 | Rayan | 1 in 3,675 (0.03%) | 438 |
| 586 | Reece | 1 in 3,814 (0.03%) | 422 |
| 609 | Rex | 1 in 4,065 (0.02%) | 396 |
| 611 | Raylan | 1 in 4,117 (0.02%) | 391 |
| 637 | Roger | 1 in 4,434 (0.02%) | 363 |
| 647 | Reyansh | 1 in 4,534 (0.02%) | 355 |
| 651 | Ramon | 1 in 4,560 (0.02%) | 353 |
| 671 | Rayden | 1 in 4,790 (0.02%) | 336 |
| 672 | Randy | 1 in 4,805 (0.02%) | 335 |
| 673 | Rohan | 1 in 4,805 (0.02%) | 335 |
| 679 | Reese | 1 in 4,953 (0.02%) | 325 |
| 684 | Ricky | 1 in 5,014 (0.02%) | 321 |
| 740 | Ridge | 1 in 5,874 (0.02%) | 274 |
| 760 | Rodney | 1 in 6,143 (0.02%) | 262 |
| 776 | Ray | 1 in 6,312 (0.02%) | 255 |
| 795 | Rey | 1 in 6,651 (0.02%) | 242 |
| 838 | Reginald | 1 in 7,316 (0.01%) | 220 |
| 848 | Rene | 1 in 7,557 (0.01%) | 213 |
| 883 | Reuben | 1 in 8,254 (0.01%) | 195 |
| 884 | Ronnie | 1 in 8,254 (0.01%) | 195 |
| 888 | Rudy | 1 in 8,297 (0.01%) | 194 |
| 907 | Rogelio | 1 in 8,654 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 917 | Rashad | 1 in 8,796 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 928 | Reagan | 1 in 9,043 (0.01%) | 178 |
| 950 | Randall | 1 in 9,304 (0.01%) | 173 |
| 968 | Rocky | 1 in 9,638 (0.01%) | 167 |
| 980 | Rayyan | 1 in 9,936 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 1013 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,660 (0.01%) | 151 |
| 1017 | Raheem | 1 in 10,731 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 1018 | Robin | 1 in 10,731 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 1027 | Reign | 1 in 10,950 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 1037 | Rolando | 1 in 11,178 (0.01%) | 144 |
| 1079 | Remi | 1 in 12,287 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 1080 | Rodolfo | 1 in 12,287 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 1092 | Rian | 1 in 12,575 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 1093 | Ruger | 1 in 12,575 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 1097 | Rylen | 1 in 12,774 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 1116 | Ralph | 1 in 13,302 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 1140 | Riaan | 1 in 13,996 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 1144 | Reynaldo | 1 in 14,119 (0.01%) | 114 |
| 1154 | Ross | 1 in 14,371 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 1185 | Ramses | 1 in 15,185 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 1203 | Ramsey | 1 in 15,627 (0.01%) | 103 |
| 1223 | Roderick | 1 in 16,096 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 1330 | Rio | 1 in 18,936 (0.01%) | 85 |
| 1336 | Rico | 1 in 19,162 (0.01%) | 84 |
| 1351 | Rome | 1 in 19,629 (0.01%) | 82 |
| 1352 | Ronaldo | 1 in 19,629 (0.01%) | 82 |
| 1382 | Rishi | 1 in 20,636 (0%) | 78 |
| 1403 | Roan | 1 in 21,461 (0%) | 75 |
| 1447 | Rigoberto | 1 in 22,994 (0%) | 70 |
| 1486 | Rishaan | 1 in 24,388 (0%) | 66 |
| 1487 | Rylee | 1 in 24,388 (0%) | 66 |
| 1505 | Rowdy | 1 in 25,150 (0%) | 64 |
| 1554 | Riggs | 1 in 27,281 (0%) | 59 |
| 1578 | Ryatt | 1 in 28,238 (0%) | 57 |
| 1618 | Raymundo | 1 in 30,370 (0%) | 53 |
| 1625 | Rudra | 1 in 30,954 (0%) | 52 |
| 1649 | Ren | 1 in 32,192 (0%) | 50 |
| 1663 | Rockwell | 1 in 32,849 (0%) | 49 |
| 1678 | Rami | 1 in 33,533 (0%) | 48 |
| 1699 | Rogan | 1 in 34,991 (0%) | 46 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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