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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.

Hooper

Meaning: hoop-maker

Origin:English occupational name
7931
Naylor

Meaning: nailer

Origin:English occupational name, carpenter or "nailer"
10219
Currier

Meaning: person who dressed leather after it was tanned

Origin:English occupational surname
10493
Packer The name Packer has a long Norman history. T...
Origin:English
11364
Sadler

Meaning: saddle-maker

Origin:English
11427
Berger

Meaning: lives on a hill

Origin:German, Dutch, and Swedish
11616
Fuller

Meaning: cloth cleanser

Origin:English surname
11755
Lardner

Meaning: servant in charge of a larder

Origin:Occupational name
11901
Seeger

Meaning: seaman

Origin:English
12103
Origin:English occupational name
14249
Dover Dover is a beautiful name that is commonly g...
Origin:British place-name
5509
Power Power is a rare unisex name. But it is a pop...
Origin:Word name
4996
Farrier The civilization of the old Anglo-Saxons is ...
Origin:Anglo-Saxon
9635
Kaizer The meaning of ‘Kaizer’ is ‘Long-haired king...
Origin:Spelling variation of word name Kaiser
3880
Larkspur Larkspur is a flower belonging to the butter...
Origin:English botanical name
6570
Glacier

Meaning: ice

Origin:Nature name, French
6713
Zander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexander
781
Prosper

Meaning: favorable, prosperous

Origin:Latin
1553
Heber

Meaning: partner, togetherness

Origin:Hebrew
4018
Ophir The name Ophir boasts several mentions in th...
Origin:Hebrew
5436