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Boy Names Ending in R

by Pamela Redmond

Boy names ending in R are one of the style leaders of the current baby-naming era, with many r-ending names for boys topping the popularity lists in the US and around the world.

Alexander is the top boy name ending in R today, lying just outside the Top 10 in the US.

Along with Alexander, r-ending boys' names in the US Top 100 include Carter, Asher, Hunter, Connor, Xavier, Parker, and Sawyer.

Many of the boys' names that end in R originated as surnames drawn from occupational names — Carter carts things for a living, Hunter hunts, and Sawyer is a carpenter.

Unique and appealing boys names ending in R are plentiful, both in the occupational class and not. Our favorites include Booker, Abner, Eleazar, Gardener, Sayer — the list goes on and on.

If you're looking for a name ending in R for your baby boy, here's a complete collection of our thousands of choices. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Florence

Meaning: flourishing

Origin:English, French, Latin
1362
Blair

Meaning: dweller on the plain

Origin:Scottish
1506
Spencer

Meaning: house steward, dispenser of provisions

Origin:English
267
Sawyer

Meaning: woodcutter

Origin:English
100
Juniper

Meaning: young

Origin:English from Latin tree name
1172
Briar

Meaning: a thorny patch

Origin:Nature name, English word name
1784
Harper

Meaning: harp player

Origin:English
1258
Origin:Surname or word name
217
Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
247
Evander

Meaning: bow warrior; strong man

Origin:Scottish; Greek
47
Lucifer

Meaning: light-bearer

Origin:Latin
55
Arthur

Meaning: bear

Origin:Celtic
32
Asher

Meaning: fortunate, blessed, happy one

Origin:Hebrew
53
Alistair

Meaning: defending men

Origin:English spelling of Alasdair, Scottish version of Alexander
72
Archer

Meaning: bowman

Origin:English
106
Jasper

Meaning: bringer of treasure

Origin:Persian
49
River A name as beautiful as River is another grea...
Origin:Nature name
114
Finbar

Meaning: fair-haired

Origin:Irish
1369
Gulliver

Meaning: glutton

Origin:Irish
1561
Tolliver

Meaning: metalworker

Origin:English occupational name
1611