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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.

Idir

Meaning: alive

Origin:Berber
6007
Vidar

Meaning: quiet god

Origin:Old Norse
2303
Melker

Meaning: city of the king; king of light

Origin:Modern Swedish variation of Melchior
5426
Nohr

Meaning: north

Origin:Danish
5865
Tuur

Meaning: bear

Origin:Dutch variation of Arthur
6081
Umar

Meaning: flourishing, thriving

Origin:Arabic
6082
Wilmer

Meaning: determined fame

Origin:German
8087
Kacper Kacper is a name that comes from Persian ori...
Origin:Persian
8551
Iver Iver is a beautifully crafted name with its ...
Origin:Scandinavian
1171
Rohmer

Meaning: pilgrim; fame

Origin:German surname
5723
Lazar

Meaning: God is my helper

Origin:Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian variation of Lazarus, Latin from Greek
4616
Zophar

Meaning: to leap

Origin:Hebrew
6465
Kiefer

Meaning: barrel maker; pine

Origin:German
1180
Escher

Meaning: person from Eshe

Origin:Dutch; Geman
2627
Werner

Meaning: protecting army

Origin:German
5133
Luck Number: 3
7395
Mercer

Meaning: a merchant

Origin:French occupational name
1552
Ranger

Meaning: forest guardian

Origin:French
1697
Roper

Meaning: rope maker

Origin:English
4541
Fyodor

Meaning: God's gift

Origin:Russian variation of Theodore
1560