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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.

Lir The Irish God of Sea is known as Lir. The me...
Origin:Irish mythological name
1808
Ashur

Meaning: who is happy

Origin:Assyrian
2764
Tor

Meaning: Turtledove

Origin:Variation of Thor, also Hebrew for "Turtledove"
3117
Seymour

Meaning: marshy land near the sea

Origin:English
902
Kier Kier is a name of Celtic origin and the mean...
Origin:Diminutive of Kieran, alternate spelling of Keir
2057
Turner

Meaning: works with a lathe

Origin:English
1510
Rider

Meaning: horseman

Origin:English
2614
Abir

Meaning: strong, mighty, courageous

Origin:Hebrew
5365
Jabbar

Meaning: powerful, mighty

Origin:Arabic
6729
Fenrir

Meaning: fen-dweller

Origin:Norse
1163
Avner Avner is a name of Hebrew origin and traditi...
Origin:Hebrew
6481
Amor

Meaning: love

Origin:Latin
6649
Luck Number: 1
0
Rygar The name Rygar is usually a boy's name that ...
Origin:English
9032
Kylar Kylar is a name of American origin and the m...
Origin:American
11897
Pfeiffer Pfeiffer can be used as a boy's or girl's na...
Origin:German
13783
Origin:English surname
816
Sutter

Meaning: shoemaker

Origin:English surname and occupational name
2026
Thayer

Meaning: tailor

Origin:French variation of Taylor
2135
Carver

Meaning: wood carver

Origin:English
2209