Neutral names starting with R: Difference between revisions

An alphabetical list of '''neutral names starting with R''', continued from the [[names]] page, which see for more information. These are neutral-gender names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. [[Nonbinary]] people don't have to have neutral names, and many [[notable nonbinary people]] have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. In English-speaking countries, some of the most familiar gender-neutral names starting with R include Red, Rene, Rey, Riley, and Robin. However, there are many more unisex names from around the world that start with A, more than 30 of them, as listed below. Previous page: [[neutral names starting with Q]]. Next page: [[neutral names starting with S]].

'''Rahat''' (رهط). Arabic. Meaning "Comfort, rest."<ref name="20knames4">http://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_04.htm</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/rahat</ref> US Social Security Administration data shows about 381 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 83% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RAHAT/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, peace, two syllables

'''Rain'''. American, English. A modern name, from the word meaning "Rainy weather."<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RAIN/index.html</ref> US SSA data shows about 627 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 81% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RAIN/index.html</ref> Variants; '''Raine''', '''Rainn''', '''Rayne'''. Notable nonbinary people with this name include model [[Rain Dove]]. Keywords: elements, feminine inclined, modern, nature, one syllable, water.  

'''Raine'''. US SSA data shows about 659 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 84% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RAINE/index.html</ref>

'''Raleigh'''. US SSA data shows about 5,827 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 83% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RALEIGH/index.html</ref>

'''Rayan'''. US SSA data shows about 293 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 85% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RAYAN/index.html</ref>

'''Reagan'''. US SSA data shows about 5,423 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RA/RAIN/index.html</ref> SSA data shows about 70 with the variant '''Reegan''', feminine 80% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REEGAN/index.html</ref> SSA data shows about 6891 with the variant '''Regan''', feminine 82% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REGAN/index.html</ref>

'''Rebel'''. US SSA data shows about 813 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 54% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REBEL/index.html</ref> Keywords: battle, neutral inclined, punk, two syllables

'''Redell'''. US SSA data shows about 427 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 80% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Reese'''. US SSA data shows about 5628 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 64% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Rei'''. US SSA data shows about 464 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 54% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Reign'''. US SSA data shows about 65 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 67% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Remedy'''

'''Remi'''. US SSA data shows about 1653 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 71% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Remy'''. US SSA data shows about 3171 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 56% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Ren'''. US SSA data shows about 3181 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Rene'''. US SSA data shows about 102,069 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 67% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Rennie'''. US SSA data shows about 2159 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 54% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Reon (れおん)'''. Japanese. Meaning depends on kanji spelling.<ref>http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/12/reon.html</ref>

'''Reyes'''. US SSA data shows about 15,388 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Ricci'''. US SSA data shows about 1704 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 51% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Ricki'''. US SSA data shows about 5488 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 66% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Ridley'''. US SSA data shows about 93 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 73% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Riley'''. Irish Gaelic. Meaning "valiant".<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_(given_name)</ref> US SSA data shows about 13,331 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 50% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref> [[Nonbinary characters in fiction]] bearing this name include [[genderfluid]] Riley Cavanaugh in the book ''Symptoms of Being Human''.<ref name="supe_Symp">{{Cite web |title=Symptoms Of Being Human Summary |author= |work=SuperSummary |date= |access-date=3 October 2020 |url= https://www.supersummary.com/symptoms-of-being-human/summary/}}</ref>

'''Rio'''. US SSA data shows about 1184 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 58% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Ripley'''

'''River'''. US SSA data shows about 1314 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 72% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RE/REDELL/index.html</ref>

'''Robin'''. Originally a diminutive of "Robert", but in modern times is often a reference to the red-breasted bird.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/robin</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/robyn</ref> US SSA data shows about 389,447 people have been named Robin, used as a feminine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RO/ROBIN/index.html</ref>  About 64,992 people have had the variant '''Robyn''', used as a feminine name 98% of the time, so this variant is more strictly feminine.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RO/ROBYN/index.html</ref> About 12,463 people have had the variant '''Robbin''', used as a feminine name 84% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RO/ROBBIN/index.html</ref> [[Nonbinary characters in fiction]] with this name include Robin in the romance novel ''Unmasked by the Marquess''.<ref name="Unmasked">{{Cite web |title=Behind the Book - Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian |author=Sebastian, Cat |work=BookPage.com |date=17 April 2018 |access-date=15 September 2020 |url= https://bookpage.com/behind-the-book/22620-twist-trope-break-binary-find-true-love-romance}}</ref>

'''Rory'''. US SSA data shows about 17,222 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 81% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RO/RORY/index.html</ref>

'''Rosario'''. US SSA data shows about 48,490 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 68% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RO/ROSARIO/index.html</ref>

'''Rotem'''. US SSA data shows about 139 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 81% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RO/ROTEM/index.html</ref>

'''Rowan'''. US SSA data shows about 1,616 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 58% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RO/ROSARIO/index.html</ref>

'''Rylan'''. US SSA data shows about 501 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 86% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/R/RY/RYLAN/index.html</ref>

'''Ryō''', '''Ryou''' (りょう). Japanese. Meaning "Good" (良) or other meanings depending on kanji spelling.<ref>http://japanesenameguide.blogspot.com/2009/10/ryou.html</ref>