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Baby names starting with R

The girl and boy names starting with R given most often in the US in 2025.

Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026

In short

Among baby names starting with R, the most given in the US in 2025 were Riley, Ruby, Roman, Rowan. The two lists below rank up to 40 girl names and 40 boy names by the number of babies, from Social Security data; use the search box for any other name.

Ranked by the number of babies in 2025.

Girls

  1. Riley 4,441
  2. Ruby 3,554
  3. Rose 2,386
  4. Raelynn 2,326
  5. Rylee 2,118
  6. Remi 2,023
  7. Rosalie 1,797
  8. Ruth 1,781
  9. Reese 1,631
  10. River 1,401
  11. Rory 1,332
  12. Reagan 1,244
  13. Rowan 1,240
  14. Rachel 1,225
  15. Rosemary 1,222
  16. Rosie 1,088
  17. Ryleigh 891
  18. Rebecca 872
  19. Raya 831
  20. Regina 786
  21. Raven 771
  22. Reign 682
  23. Rylie 644
  24. Renata 635
  25. Raelyn 592
  26. Raegan 589
  27. Remington 580
  28. Romina 569
  29. Reina 510
  30. Reyna 493
  31. Rosalia 481
  32. Rivka 464
  33. Rhea 452
  34. Rosa 441
  35. Rosalina 417
  36. Romy 407
  37. Rowyn 407
  38. Robin 400
  39. Ryan 393
  40. Remy 390

Boys

  1. Roman 6,162
  2. Rowan 5,212
  3. Robert 3,772
  4. Ryan 3,532
  5. River 3,139
  6. Ryder 2,710
  7. Ryker 2,003
  8. Rhett 1,936
  9. Rory 1,768
  10. Riley 1,666
  11. Rafael 1,639
  12. Richard 1,505
  13. Ronan 1,406
  14. Reid 1,150
  15. Romeo 1,129
  16. Remington 1,105
  17. Russell 944
  18. Ricardo 833
  19. Raphael 807
  20. Raymond 807
  21. Remy 781
  22. Rhys 778
  23. Rylan 771
  24. Reed 770
  25. Raiden 739
  26. Rome 694
  27. Rocco 679
  28. Reece 675
  29. Royal 640
  30. Ruben 632
  31. Rowen 617
  32. Rodrigo 614
  33. Royce 606
  34. Ronin 600
  35. Roy 570
  36. Ridge 566
  37. Rio 563
  38. Rocky 520
  39. Roberto 519
  40. Rhodes 511

About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.

Sources

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data checked October 14, 2026
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