Boy Names Starting With R
22 US boy names beginning with R, each linking to scored middle, sibling and twin name pairings. Sorted A–Z; switch to popularity below.
- Rafael Hebrew siblings · twins
- Raphael Hebrew siblings · twins
- Raymond Germanic siblings · twins
- Reese Welsh siblings · twins
- Reid English siblings · twins
- Remington English siblings · twins
- Remy French siblings · twins
- Rhett Dutch siblings · twins
- Ricardo Spanish siblings · twins
- Richard Germanic siblings · twins
- Riley Irish siblings · twins
- River English siblings · twins
- Robert Germanic siblings · twins
- Roman Latin siblings · twins
- Romeo Italian siblings · twins
- Ronan Irish siblings · twins
- Rory Irish siblings · twins
- Rowan Irish siblings · twins
- Russell English surname of Norman origin siblings · twins
- Ryan Irish siblings · twins
- Ryder English siblings · twins
- Ryker American siblings · twins
No names match those filters.
R names by the numbers
About 1 in 21 US boys born in 2025 has a first name beginning with R: 83,079 boys, or 4.86% of the year's recorded births. That is down from 6.45% in 1990.
| Name | Rank in 2015 | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Roman | #102 | #42 |
| Rowan | #219 | #59 |
| Robert | #63 | #92 |
| Ryan | #39 | #99 |
| Ryder | #98 | #133 |
Of these names, Rowan has moved up the most in ten years — #219 for boys in 2015, #59 in 2025.
Pair an R first name with a middle name that starts differently and the initials stay clear; the middle-name pages mark down a second R.
Boy Names starting with R
This page lists 22 boy names beginning with the letter R that are in real current use in the United States — including popular picks like Roman, Riley, Rowan. The count comes from US Social Security Administration public records: every name shown was given to at least a handful of US babies in the latest year, so this is not a list of invented or one-off spellings.
Open any name to see its pairing page — middle names, sibling names and twin names, each scored for how well it fits. Use the sort control above to switch between A–Z and 2025 popularity. To browse a different letter, go back to all boy names.