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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.

Lysander

Meaning: liberator

Origin:Greek
76
Balthazar

Meaning: Baal protects the King

Origin:Phoenician
295
Altair

Meaning: falcon

Origin:Arabic
315
Xavier

Meaning: new house

Origin:Basque
75
Grover

Meaning: lives near a grove of trees

Origin:English
888
Bridger

Meaning: lives near the bridge

Origin:English
1090
Casper

Meaning: bringer of treasure

Origin:Dutch form of Jasper, Persian
84
Buster The meaning of Buster is 'an individual who ...
Origin:Modern nickname
1272
Bear

Meaning: bear

Origin:Animal name
1368
Olivier

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:French
930
Casimir

Meaning: destroyer of peace

Origin:Polish, Slavic
108
Hector

Meaning: holding fast

Origin:Greek
351
Leander

Meaning: lion-man

Origin:Greek
520
Xander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexander, Greek
133
Kyler

Meaning: bowman, archer

Origin:Dutch
1085
Samir

Meaning: a friend to talk with in the evening

Origin:Arabic
708
Ragnar

Meaning: warrior or judgment

Origin:Norse
509
Jupiter

Meaning: godfather

Origin:Latin
953
Trevor

Meaning: from the large village

Origin:Welsh
507
Zair Zair is a masculine name of Islamic and Bibl...
Origin:Biblical place-name
3319