The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2022 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2022 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Roman | 1 in 317 (0.32%) | 4,732 |
| 74 | Ryan | 1 in 341 (0.29%) | 4,403 |
| 84 | Robert | 1 in 367 (0.27%) | 4,082 |
| 96 | Rowan | 1 in 399 (0.25%) | 3,763 |
| 105 | River | 1 in 429 (0.23%) | 3,493 |
| 116 | Ryder | 1 in 452 (0.22%) | 3,318 |
| 151 | Rhett | 1 in 603 (0.17%) | 2,489 |
| 175 | Ryker | 1 in 698 (0.14%) | 2,150 |
| 219 | Richard | 1 in 892 (0.11%) | 1,681 |
| 226 | Riley | 1 in 946 (0.11%) | 1,585 |
| 232 | Rafael | 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) | 1,500 |
| 241 | Remington | 1 in 1,043 (0.1%) | 1,438 |
| 266 | Ronan | 1 in 1,170 (0.09%) | 1,282 |
| 280 | Rory | 1 in 1,239 (0.08%) | 1,211 |
| 324 | Reid | 1 in 1,481 (0.07%) | 1,013 |
| 327 | Romeo | 1 in 1,494 (0.07%) | 1,004 |
| 343 | Raymond | 1 in 1,596 (0.06%) | 940 |
| 351 | Raiden | 1 in 1,643 (0.06%) | 913 |
| 355 | Ricardo | 1 in 1,674 (0.06%) | 896 |
| 358 | Remy | 1 in 1,689 (0.06%) | 888 |
| 369 | Royal | 1 in 1,758 (0.06%) | 853 |
| 374 | Russell | 1 in 1,788 (0.06%) | 839 |
| 375 | Rylan | 1 in 1,790 (0.06%) | 838 |
| 413 | Reed | 1 in 1,981 (0.05%) | 757 |
| 415 | Royce | 1 in 1,997 (0.05%) | 751 |
| 421 | Ronin | 1 in 2,041 (0.05%) | 735 |
| 426 | Rhys | 1 in 2,115 (0.05%) | 709 |
| 473 | Ruben | 1 in 2,419 (0.04%) | 620 |
| 484 | Raphael | 1 in 2,487 (0.04%) | 603 |
| 499 | Roberto | 1 in 2,622 (0.04%) | 572 |
| 515 | Rowen | 1 in 2,747 (0.04%) | 546 |
| 517 | Rocco | 1 in 2,778 (0.04%) | 540 |
| 526 | Ridge | 1 in 2,851 (0.04%) | 526 |
| 533 | Reece | 1 in 2,873 (0.03%) | 522 |
| 539 | Rodrigo | 1 in 2,929 (0.03%) | 512 |
| 556 | Raul | 1 in 3,018 (0.03%) | 497 |
| 560 | Ronald | 1 in 3,055 (0.03%) | 491 |
| 566 | Rio | 1 in 3,105 (0.03%) | 483 |
| 572 | Roy | 1 in 3,144 (0.03%) | 477 |
| 615 | Roland | 1 in 3,614 (0.03%) | 415 |
| 629 | Rayan | 1 in 3,731 (0.03%) | 402 |
| 633 | Reign | 1 in 3,740 (0.03%) | 401 |
| 643 | Reese | 1 in 3,846 (0.03%) | 390 |
| 657 | Ryland | 1 in 3,978 (0.03%) | 377 |
| 658 | Rome | 1 in 4,000 (0.03%) | 375 |
| 685 | Rex | 1 in 4,310 (0.02%) | 348 |
| 688 | Rayden | 1 in 4,335 (0.02%) | 346 |
| 693 | Riggs | 1 in 4,411 (0.02%) | 340 |
| 706 | Raylan | 1 in 4,518 (0.02%) | 332 |
| 751 | Roger | 1 in 5,050 (0.02%) | 297 |
| 752 | Remi | 1 in 5,067 (0.02%) | 296 |
| 768 | Rey | 1 in 5,281 (0.02%) | 284 |
| 776 | Ray | 1 in 5,395 (0.02%) | 278 |
| 778 | Ramon | 1 in 5,415 (0.02%) | 277 |
| 790 | Robin | 1 in 5,514 (0.02%) | 272 |
| 834 | Rohan | 1 in 6,097 (0.02%) | 246 |
| 838 | Ricky | 1 in 6,122 (0.02%) | 245 |
| 851 | Rudy | 1 in 6,328 (0.02%) | 237 |
| 862 | Reuben | 1 in 6,465 (0.02%) | 232 |
| 875 | Rocky | 1 in 6,607 (0.02%) | 227 |
| 920 | Randy | 1 in 7,388 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 948 | Ryatt | 1 in 7,853 (0.01%) | 191 |
| 961 | Rene | 1 in 7,936 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 967 | Rhodes | 1 in 8,107 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 997 | Rodney | 1 in 8,571 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 1010 | Rishi | 1 in 8,720 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 1011 | Rogelio | 1 in 8,720 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 1041 | Ronnie | 1 in 9,202 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 1069 | Reginald | 1 in 9,614 (0.01%) | 156 |
| 1080 | Rowdy | 1 in 9,867 (0.01%) | 152 |
| 1113 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,713 (0.01%) | 140 |
| 1132 | Ren | 1 in 11,028 (0.01%) | 136 |
| 1207 | Rami | 1 in 12,604 (0.01%) | 119 |
| 1210 | Rylen | 1 in 12,711 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 1224 | Rolando | 1 in 13,392 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 1229 | Raheem | 1 in 13,512 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 1237 | Ralph | 1 in 13,760 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 1245 | Rian | 1 in 14,284 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 1273 | Randall | 1 in 15,150 (0.01%) | 99 |
| 1281 | Rashad | 1 in 15,305 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 1282 | Rodolfo | 1 in 15,305 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 1302 | Reyansh | 1 in 15,623 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 1308 | Rayyan | 1 in 15,788 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 1309 | Riaan | 1 in 15,788 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 1326 | Ripp | 1 in 16,303 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 1354 | Renzo | 1 in 17,240 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 1376 | Rush | 1 in 17,855 (0.01%) | 84 |
| 1404 | Reagan | 1 in 18,517 (0.01%) | 81 |
| 1411 | Reynaldo | 1 in 18,748 (0.01%) | 80 |
| 1455 | Ross | 1 in 19,998 (0.01%) | 75 |
| 1467 | Ravi | 1 in 20,268 (0%) | 74 |
| 1495 | Ramses | 1 in 21,125 (0%) | 71 |
| 1496 | Ranger | 1 in 21,125 (0%) | 71 |
| 1510 | Rico | 1 in 21,426 (0%) | 70 |
| 1548 | Ruger | 1 in 22,386 (0%) | 67 |
| 1560 | Rudra | 1 in 22,725 (0%) | 66 |
| 1581 | Riyan | 1 in 23,435 (0%) | 64 |
| 1594 | Rylee | 1 in 23,807 (0%) | 63 |
| 1624 | Raylen | 1 in 24,588 (0%) | 61 |
| 1625 | Rogan | 1 in 24,588 (0%) | 61 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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