Boys’ names starting with R
187 boys’ names beginning with R, the most used first.
| Name | Origin | Meaning | Latest rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard | “king”, “ruler” | #431 (2025) | |
| Ryan | #135 (2025) | ||
| Roman | Latin | #27 (2025) | |
| Reuben | Hebrew | “see [masculine plural imperative]”, “son” | #29 (2025) |
| Robert | “shining glory” | #164 (2025) | |
| Ronnie | #39 (2025) | ||
| Reggie | #37 (2025) | ||
| Ralph | #96 (2025) | ||
| Roger | “fame-spear” | #2,440 (2025) | |
| Raymond | “advice”, “protection” | #627 (2025) | |
| Ruben | Hebrew | #100 (2025) | |
| Rafael | #189 (2025) | ||
| Rudolf | Czech | #4,275 (2025) | |
| Ronald | Scottish Gaelic | “advice”, “power” | #627 (2025) |
| Rupert | #79 (2025) | ||
| Rhys | Welsh | #389 (2025) | |
| Raphael | Hebrew | “god cures/has healed” | #142 (2025) |
| Ricardo | Portuguese | #1,359 (2025) | |
| Roberto | #2,952 (2025) | ||
| Roy | Scottish Gaelic | “king”, “ruler” | #728 (2025) |
| Ray | French | “king”, “roe deer” | #602 (2025) |
| Ryder | #478 (2025) | ||
| Rocco | Italian | “crow”, “rest” | #246 (2025) |
| Reece | Welsh | #621 (2025) | |
| Russell | Norman | #953 (2025) | |
| Rex | Latin | “king” | #228 (2025) |
| Reginald | #228 (2025) | ||
| Rodrigo | #1,613 (2025) | ||
| Ron | #2,269 (2025) | ||
| Roland | “fame-land” | #896 (2025) | |
| Raul | Spanish | #1,538 (2025) | |
| Romeo | Italian | “roman” | #198 (2025) |
| Rudy | #155 (2025) | ||
| Rohan | #274 (2025) | ||
| Ronan | Irish | #215 (2025) | |
| Ryker | #1,066 (2025) | ||
| Rayyan | #195 (2025) | ||
| Rick | #4,991 (2023) | ||
| Rob | #4,810 (2016) | ||
| Ross | Scottish Gaelic | “promontory”, “moor” | #2,014 (2025) |
| Ramon | #3,688 (2024) | ||
| Rufus | Latin | “red” | #494 (2025) |
| Reid | #422 (2025) | ||
| Randy | #3,451 (2021) | ||
| Rafferty | #193 (2025) | ||
| Rhett | Dutch | “advice” | #2,269 (2025) |
| Rafe | #201 (2025) | ||
| Rodney | “hroda's island”, “fame” | #2,269 (2025) | |
| Ricky | #2,133 (2025) | ||
| Reed | “to clear out”, “roe deer” | #2,440 (2025) | |
| Romain | French | #3,688 (2024) | |
| Raoul | #3,523 (2023) | ||
| Ralphie | #244 (2025) | ||
| Rome | #233 (2025) | ||
| Rolf | |||
| Rico | #563 (2025) | ||
| Royce | English | #1,307 (2025) | |
| Reinhold | |||
| Raiden | #934 (2025) | ||
| Ralf | #1,897 (2025) | ||
| Rainer | “counsel by the gods”, “army” | #4,789 (2022) | |
| Rocky | #522 (2025) | ||
| Randall | English | #4,991 (2023) | |
| Rodolfo | |||
| Rasmus | #3,256 (2025) | ||
| Raheem | #585 (2025) | ||
| Reinhard | |||
| Renato | #3,254 (2024) | ||
| Randolph | “shield”, “wolf” | #4,432 (2008) | |
| Ronny | #1,093 (2025) | ||
| Rod | #2,863 (1996) | ||
| Richie | #1,035 (2025) | ||
| Rueben | #387 (2025) | ||
| Roscoe | Norse | “roebuck”, “forest” | #811 (2025) |
| Ronin | “a ronin” | #1,406 (2025) | |
| Rehan | #1,093 (2025) | ||
| Renaud | French | ||
| Roderick | #3,684 (2025) | ||
| Ryland | English | “rye”, “land” | #4,789 (2022) |
| Ramiro | #5,119 (2024) | ||
| Ronaldo | Portuguese | #4,275 (2025) | |
| Rolando | #3,385 (2006) | ||
| Rich | #5,119 (2024) | ||
| Rishi | Sanskrit | “rishi”, “sage” | #1,066 (2025) |
| Ruairi | Irish | #497 (2025) | |
| Rey | #2,440 (2025) | ||
| Reyansh | #822 (2025) | ||
| Rui | Japanese | #1,466 (2025) | |
| Renan | #4,991 (2023) | ||
| Raylan | #2,671 (2024) | ||
| Rami | Arabic | #763 (2025) | |
| Rogan | #1,705 (2025) | ||
| Regis | #4,608 (2020) | ||
| Ruslan | #5,119 (2024) | ||
| Rashad | Arabic | #5,137 (2025) | |
| Rayden | #1,276 (2025) | ||
| Red | #4,270 (2024) | ||
| Rachid | French | #4,270 (2024) | |
| Radek | #5,119 (2024) | ||
| Rayhan | #1,613 (2025) | ||
| Rahim | Arabic | “kind”, “compassionate” | #811 (2025) |
| Raees | #716 (2025) | ||
| Rogelio | |||
| Rashid | Arabic | #2,664 (2025) | |
| Riccardo | #1,613 (2025) | ||
| Raffaele | #1,359 (2025) | ||
| Ravi | Sanskrit | “the sun”, “the sun-god.” | #845 (2025) |
| Ridge | English | ||
| Riaan | #1,466 (2025) | ||
| Risto | |||
| Robson | #3,684 (2025) | ||
| Rogério | |||
| Russ | |||
| Ranveer | Sanskrit | #1,538 (2025) | |
| Ruud | Dutch | #5,137 (2025) | |
| Rodolphe | |||
| Rusty | #3,684 (2025) | ||
| Reinaldo | |||
| Raman | #2,952 (2025) | ||
| Romario | #3,256 (2025) | ||
| Rhodes | English | #873 (2025) | |
| Rhodri | #873 (2025) | ||
| Randal | #3,036 (2000) | ||
| Romano | #4,275 (2025) | ||
| Reynaldo | |||
| Rowland | #3,256 (2025) | ||
| Reiner | German | #5,137 (2025) | |
| Ritchie | #2,014 (2025) | ||
| Robinson | #4,702 (2019) | ||
| Ruan | #1,153 (2025) | ||
| Rogers | |||
| Richmond | English | “town in normandy” | #3,256 (2025) |
| Reg | #4,275 (2025) | ||
| Raffi | Armenian | #1,035 (2025) | |
| Ramy | Arabic | #2,269 (2025) | |
| Rahul | Sanskrit | #4,275 (2025) | |
| Rizwan | Urdu | “angel of paradise” | #1,613 (2025) |
| Rollo | #1,406 (2025) | ||
| Rickey | #4,432 (2008) | ||
| Rostislav | #4,685 (2013) | ||
| Robby | #5,119 (2024) | ||
| Reuven | Hebrew | #5,137 (2025) | |
| Roosevelt | Dutch | “wild rose / poppy?”, “open country” | |
| Rowdy | |||
| Reuel | Hebrew | “friend of god” | #1,406 (2025) |
| Reiss | #2,664 (2025) | ||
| Rubin | Hebrew | #3,684 (2025) | |
| Rodger | |||
| Ramin | #3,688 (2024) | ||
| Raj | “(india) reign”, “rule” | #4,608 (2020) | |
| Rush | French | “waterside plant”, “plant in marshes” | |
| Reza | “satisfaction”, “fulfillment” | #4,275 (2025) | |
| Rakan | Arabic | “steadfast”, “strong” | #1,705 (2025) |
| Rasheed | Arabic | #5,137 (2025) | |
| Rosendo | Spanish | “glory”, “fame” | |
| Ramone | #3,523 (2023) | ||
| Raymundo | |||
| Rashawn | #4,702 (2019) | ||
| Rigoberto | |||
| Russel | #5,137 (2025) | ||
| Rodrick | |||
| Raymon | #3,684 (2025) | ||
| Roddy | #4,107 (2023) | ||
| Rajiv | Sanskrit | #3,385 (2006) | |
| Royston | English | “settlement” | #4,275 (2025) |
| Rock | Norse | “at the oak”, “distaff” | #4,810 (2016) |
| Rutherford | “cattle”, “ford” | ||
| Rohit | Sanskrit | #4,789 (2022) | |
| Rollin | |||
| Rees | #4,001 (2022) | ||
| Reynold | #4,001 (2022) | ||
| Renaldo | Spanish | #3,651 (2004) | |
| Rudolph | German | #5,119 (2024) | |
| Reinhardt | German | “counsel”, “strong” | |
| Rolland | |||
| Ramesh | Sanskrit | “husband of rama (the goddess lakshmi)” | #2,943 (1999) |
| Rudyard | English | “rue yard” | #2,952 (2025) |
| Rollie | |||
| Renat | Latin | “reborn” | #4,275 (2025) |
| Rabindranath | Bengali | ||
| Randell | #2,943 (1999) | ||
| Ramzan | #4,805 (2012) | ||
| Ringo | “ringo starr” | #4,747 (2015) | |
| Rayford | |||
| Ratan | Sanskrit | “gem”, “gemstone” | |
| Raghunath | Sanskrit | ||
| Rajat | Sanskrit | “silver” | #3,225 (2002) |