Roman
Of Rome
The alphabet
Names that begin
with R
5,579 R names on the record since 1880 — 114 of them in today's top 1000, with the girls well ahead. Tap + on any name to build a shortlist as you browse.
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Every R name
Ranked by current US popularity, down to spellings given to five babies in a year. Search, filter, and tap + to keep the ones worth arguing about.
Riley
Peaked at #22 in 2016
Rowan
“little red one' (Irish)”
Ruby
“The red gemstone”
Robert
“Bright fame”
Ryan
From the Irish personal name Rian
Rose
“the flower”
Raelynn
“a blend of Rae and Lynn”
106 names — the full letter, top 8 aboveall 5,579 load once · no pages
Ranks are today’s national standing; “ever” counts every baby recorded with that spelling since 1880. Every name links to its full history and meaning.
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What the letter is telling you
The lean
R leans boy.
63 boy names in today's top 1000 against 51 for girls — a clear but modest edge in the boys' favor.
The crossovers
Eleven names go both ways.
Riley, Rowan, Ryan, River and 7 more chart for both girls and boys. to see them all.
R through the decades
R names among each decade’s 200 chart spots1880s2020s
The 1950s were R’s best decade — 19 of the era’s 200 chart spots (top 100 girls + top 100 boys), led by Rebecca and Robert.
Girls Boys · counted from every US birth certificate filed since 1880
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Quietly excellent, letter R
Names our records love that most shortlists miss — real, recorded, and nowhere near overused.
Raphael#394
“God has healed” — never more popular than it is right now.
Rosalina#680
“rose” — on a steady climb up the charts.
Romi#817
“height” — at its highest point on record.
Fresh climbers across every letter live on Rising names.
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