Baby names starting with R

470 baby names that start with R, ranked by how many U.S. babies have been given each name since 1880.

Most popular

NameGenderOrigin2025 rankBabies since 1880
RobertBoyGermanic#92 (b)4,869,849
RichardBoyGermanic#234 (b)2,587,082
RonaldBoyGermanic#638 (b)1,086,091
RyanBoySurname#715 (g), #99 (b)991,747
RuthGirlHebrew#173 (g)838,901
RaymondBoyGermanic#395 (b)783,311
RebeccaGirlHebrew#350 (g)758,106
RachelGirlHebrew#250 (g)575,748
RoseGirlGermanic#114 (g)502,704
RogerBoyGermanic#834 (b)443,830
RalphBoyGermanic—415,858
RoyBoyScottish#525 (b)411,331
RubyGirl—#64 (g)379,684
RussellBoySurname#345 (b)361,476
RobinUnisexRomance languages or the Germanic langua#704 (g), #705 (b)338,913
RandyBoy——334,472
RitaGirlRomance languages—285,230
RodneyBoyEnglish—248,325
RileyUnisexSurname#48 (g), #208 (b)246,985
RickyBoy—#949 (b)225,089
RayBoy—#792 (b)210,307
RhondaGirlWelsh—208,658
RandallBoyGermanic—199,745
RonnieBoy——191,119
ReneeGirlFrench—187,513

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Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025 (names given to 5+ babies per year).