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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.

Nandor

Meaning: bold voyager

Origin:Hungarian, Scandinavian
4434
Baldemar

Meaning: bold and renowned

Origin:German
5253
Windsor

Meaning: riverbank with a winch

Origin:English
5470
Becker

Meaning: baker

Origin:German
3627
Vander The meaning of Vander is ‘good man, family o...
Origin:Greek
3317
Salvador

Meaning: savior

Origin:Spanish from Latin Salvator
1699
Jamir The meaning of Jamir is 'unknown' or 'suppla...
Origin:Arabic; African American
2607
Wylder The name Wylder is primarily used as a baby ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Wilder
2650
Melor

Meaning: iron man

Origin:Celtic
2815
Origin:Literary invented name
3353
Galador

Meaning: milk; gift

Origin:Greek
11756
Reaver Reaver is one of the most popular English na...
Origin:Literary invented name
5336
Xzavier Name Xavier is of Latin and Basque origin, a...
Origin:Spelling variation of Xavier
5759
Origin:Modern invented name
14319
Origin:Literary invention
14644
Meteor Meteor can be used as a name for both boys a...
Origin:Word name
7726
Origin:English word name
7795
Uzair

Meaning: help

Origin:Arabic
2866
Badar

Meaning: full moon

Origin:Arabic, Hindi
3005
Kadir

Meaning: capable

Origin:Arabic
4515