Sibling Names Starting With R

38 US sibling names beginning with R, each linking to scored sibling name pairings. Sorted A–Z; switch to popularity below.

R names by the numbers

R names went to 83,079 US boys (4.86%) and 70,529 US girls (4.39%) born in 2025, according to Social Security records. For boys that is down from 6.45% in 1990; for girls, close to the 3.6% it was in 1990.

The best-known R names here
NameForRank in 2015Rank in 2025
Romanboys#102#42
Rowanboys#219#59
Robertboys#63#92
Rubygirls#83#64
Rosegirls#166#114
Raelynngirls#179#116

Rowan has risen furthest of the ranked names here, from #219 for US boys in 2015 to #59 in 2025.

If one child already has an R name, the sibling pages mark down other R names — a shared first letter makes the two harder to tell apart out loud.

Sibling Names starting with R

This page lists 38 sibling 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 — brother and sister names that go with it, 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 sibling names.