Rufus was quite popular in the USA in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, always in the Top 200, getting into the top 100 names twice
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Tags: Ruby (Boy)
As a male baby name, Ruby made it into the Top 500 popular names in 5 years, ranking highest in 1906 at No. 430
Romeo
Romeo has a spotty Top 1000 American male name history, but it finally made the Top 500 in 2007. Highest rank: No. 322 in 2012
Roman
In 2000, Roman occupied the No. 319 spot in most popular American male names. By 2016, it leaped to No. 98.
Rhett
Despite the popularity of 1939’s Gone With the Wind, Rhett didn’t make the Top 1000 American baby boy names until 1955
Rex
327 American baby boys were named Rex made in 2010, ranking the name No. 707 in the Top 1000 most popular names
Reginald
Reginald may seem like an old-fashioned name, but in the USA, it was very popular in the 60s through the 80s
Quentin
The Corsican version of Quentin is Quintinu. In Italian, it’s Quintino.
Prunella
Also a plant name and fabric used for shoes. In poetry, Robert Frost wrote about the plant, blue prunella; Alexander Pope referred to shoes with “leather and prunella”
Prudence
Prudence has not been in the Top 1000 American baby girls since 1948
Priscilla
Priscilla made its way into the Top 200 American baby girl names from 1980 through 1994; by 2011, it was No. 487
Portia
Portia has managed to get in the Top 1000 American baby girl names for two consistent periods: 1941 to 1967 and 1983 to 1991