Dog names that start with R
32,958 licensed dogs in our data carry one of 2,564 different R-names — 6.2% of all licensed dogs, making R the #6 first letter overall.
Rising R-names
Biggest rank climbs, 2020 → 2025.
Top girl names with R
Top boy names with R
Top 50 R-names overall
| Name | Gender | Trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky | Boy | ||
| 2 | Rosie | Girl | ||
| 3 | Ruby | Girl | ||
| 4 | Riley | Either | ||
| 5 | Roxy | Girl | ||
| 6 | Rex | Boy | ||
| 7 | Rusty | Boy | ||
| 8 | Rocco | Boy | ||
| 9 | Remy | Either | ||
| 10 | Romeo | Boy | ||
| 11 | Roxie | Girl | ||
| 12 | Rufus | Boy | ||
| 13 | Rudy | Boy | ||
| 14 | Reggie | Boy | ||
| 15 | Rambo | Boy | ||
| 16 | Remi | Either | ||
| 17 | Roscoe | Boy | ||
| 18 | Rory | Either | ||
| 19 | Rio | Either | ||
| 20 | River | Either | ||
| 21 | Rocket | Boy | ||
| 22 | Ranger | Boy | ||
| 23 | Ripley | Either | ||
| 24 | Rose | Girl | ||
| 25 | Rico | Boy | ||
| 26 | Ralph | Boy | ||
| 27 | Ricky | Boy | ||
| 28 | Roo | Either | ||
| 29 | Ryder | Boy | ||
| 30 | Red | Boy | ||
| 31 | Raven | Girl | ||
| 32 | Ringo | Boy | ||
| 33 | Reese | Either | ||
| 34 | Rocko | Boy | ||
| 35 | Rooney | Either | ||
| 36 | Remington | Boy | ||
| 37 | Russell | Boy | ||
| 38 | Ruthie | Girl | ||
| 39 | Rascal | Boy | ||
| 40 | Roger | Boy | ||
| 41 | Rosco | Boy | ||
| 42 | Ralphie | Boy | ||
| 43 | Rebel | Boy | ||
| 44 | Rupert | Boy | ||
| 45 | Roman | Boy | ||
| 46 | Roy | Boy | ||
| 47 | Rue | Girl | ||
| 48 | Rigby | Either | ||
| 49 | Ruger | Boy | ||
| 50 | Rey | Either |
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