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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.

Origin:Animal name
3813
Romer

Meaning: pilgrim; fame

Origin:German surname
3415
Quiller

Meaning: scribe

Origin:English
3827
Whistler

Meaning: one who whistles

Origin:English occupational name
4134
Springer

Meaning: jumper, leaper

Origin:English surname
6807
Feodor A great name for your cute baby is Feodor. T...
Origin:Greek
7410
Falconer

Meaning: falcon trainer

Origin:Occupational name
8201
Whittaker

Meaning: white field

Origin:English
1782
Lander

Meaning: territory

Origin:English from German
3056
Gaspar Gaspar is a Latin name mostly given to boys....
Origin:Spanish variation of Casper
3803
Garner

Meaning: granary

Origin:English surname
4015
Jair

Meaning: he shines

Origin:Hebrew
2517
Sharar

Meaning: enemy

Origin:Hebrew
8051
Ender

Meaning: very rare

Origin:Turkish
768
Thunder

Meaning: a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash

Origin:English word name
3774
Origin:Word name
1520
Origin:Nature name
7594
Gunter The name Gunter is of German origins and it ...
Origin:German
8227
Roger

Meaning: famous warrior

Origin:German
370
Iker

Meaning: visitation

Origin:Basque
1035