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American Names that Start With R

Updated October 2026

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There are 17 American names that start with the letter R for boys and girls, including Rynlee, Raylan, Rowdy, Riana, Raylan, Rivian, Renli, Reazyn, Ruthetta, Ruthette, Ryler, Riler, Riler, Reasyn, Reasyn, Reazyn, and Rowdie.

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Rynlee
Modern invention
A modern creation, likely inspired by names such as Brynlee, Rylee, Kinsley and so on. First appearing in the US stats in 2014, it suddenly shot up the charts in 2025, climbing into the Top 1000 for…
Raylan
Modern invented name
Raylan, one of an uncountable number of two syllable, surname-like boys’ names end in n that are in style these days, is inspired by Raylan Givens, the cowboy hat-wearing U.S. Marshall created by…
Rowdy
American word name
"noisy, disorderly, riotous"
Rowdy was first famously used as a given name in the television series Rawhide, with the young Clint Eastwood playing Rowdy Yates. More recently, competitive swimmer Rowdy Gaines has been featured in…
Riana
Contemporary American variation of Rhiannon
The original Rhiannon has more appeal.
Raylan
Modern invented name
Raylan may be on the rise as a baby name thanks to (male) TV lawman Raylan Givens, but the name is also occasionally used for girls: the statistical gender split is 15 to 1. The -lan ending might be…
Rivian
Modern invention, American
"Indian River"
A brand name with the edgy sound of Reeves and the elegance of Vivian, Rivian is associated with an American electric vehicle company. The company name was created by company founder Robert "RJ"…
Renli
Variation of Wrenley, modern invention
"small songbird; wren's meadow"
Wrenley, Wrenleigh, and Wrenlee all appeared in the US Top 1000 in 2024, while Wrenlie, Wrenly, and Renley also saw a rise. This concise, stripped back form with its trendy -i ending more than…
Reazyn
Variation of Reason
"a statement offered in explanation or justification"
While the "traditional" Reason spelling has been occasionally used for boys since the earth 1900s, the rise of other bold choices like Chosen, Klarity, and True have seen it gain more attention since…
Ruthetta
Elaboration of Ruth or compound of Ruth and Etta, American, Hebrew
"friend; friend of the house ruler"
A rare spin on the classic Ruth, Ruthetta was used occasionally in the early half of the 20th-century.
Ruthette
Elaboration of Ruth or variation of Ruthetta, Hebrew
"friend"
A variety of Ruth-elaborations have appeared in the US stats over the years, including Ruthetta, Ruthie, Ruthanne, and Ruthella, but surprisingly, Ruthette has never been given to more than five…
Ryler
American invented name
We're suddenly hearing of babies of both genders with this invented name that's a mashup of Tyler and Riley (or Rylee et al). Ryler might also be a rare surname or occupational name, meaning "worker…
Riler
American invented name
Riler is a spelling spin on another new invented name Ryler, given in the US in 2024 to about 40 babies, about 80 percent of them male. You can think of it as a mashup of the trendy surname-names…
Riler
American invented name
Riler is another spelling on the trendy invented name Ryler, given in the US last year to 33 baby boys and six girls. A mashup of the trendy surname-names Tyler and Riley, Riler and Ryler bridge the…
Reasyn
Variation of Reason
"a statement offered in explanation or justification"
Virtue-esque Reason first appeared in the US stats back in the early 20th-century, but it has been used more consistently and in greater numbers since the 2020s. Given to 50 babies (around 80% boys)…
Reasyn
Variation of Reason
"a statement offered in explanation or justification"
While the almost-virtue-name Reason first appeared in the US stats back in the early 20th-century, it has only been a rising choice since the start of the 2020s. Given to around 50 babies (80% of…
Reazyn
Variation of Reason
"a statement offered in explanation or justification"
Reason has been on the rise in the 2020s, joining choices like Chosen, Truce, Legacy and Wilder: bold choices that have begun to feel, well, more reasonable as baby names (to some). Given to 41 boys…
Rowdie
Alternative spelling of Rowdy, English
"noisy, riotous, unruly"
An occasionally respelled form of the popular boy name Rowdy.

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