Boy names starting with R

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

Most popular

Name	Gender	Origin	2025 rank	Babies since 1880
Robert	Boy	Germanic	#92 (b)	4,869,849
Richard	Boy	Germanic	#234 (b)	2,587,082
Ronald	Boy	Germanic	#638 (b)	1,086,091
Ryan	Boy	Surname	#715 (g), #99 (b)	991,747
Raymond	Boy	Germanic	#395 (b)	783,311
Roger	Boy	Germanic	#834 (b)	443,830
Ralph	Boy	Germanic	—	415,858
Roy	Boy	Scottish	#525 (b)	411,331
Russell	Boy	Surname	#345 (b)	361,476
Randy	Boy	—	—	334,472
Rodney	Boy	English	—	248,325
Ricky	Boy	—	#949 (b)	225,089
Ray	Boy	—	#792 (b)	210,307
Randall	Boy	Germanic	—	199,745
Ronnie	Boy	—	—	191,119
Ricardo	Boy	Portuguese or Spanish	#380 (b)	147,169
Ruben	Boy	Hebrew	#480 (b)	117,207
Roberto	Boy	—	#570 (b)	113,477
Reginald	Boy	Germanic languages derived from a Latini	—	112,308
Roman	Boy	Latin recently borrowed from continental	#42 (b)	105,131
Roland	Boy	Germanic	#608 (b)	101,191
Rafael	Boy	—	#218 (b)	89,947
Raul	Boy	Spanish	#634 (b)	88,524
Ross	Boy	Surname	—	82,293
Rick	Boy	Surname	—	81,964

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