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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.

Winter The name Winter is of American origin. The m...
Origin:Word name
2137
Ever Ever is of American origin. It is a gender-n...
Origin:English word name
579
Parker

Meaning: park-keeper

Origin:English occupational name
180
Fletcher

Meaning: arrow-maker

Origin:English occupational name
160
Cooper

Meaning: barrel maker

Origin:English occupational name
225
Foster

Meaning: forester

Origin:English occupational name
277
Carter

Meaning: transporter of goods by cart

Origin:English occupational name
331
Piper

Meaning: one who plays the pipes or flute

Origin:English occupational name
3595
Dexter

Meaning: dyer, right-handed

Origin:Latin
367
Hunter

Meaning: one who hunts

Origin:English
380
Walker

Meaning: cloth-walker

Origin:English occupational name
414
Cedar

Meaning: cedar tree

Origin:English and French from Latin tree name
851
Connor

Meaning: lover of hounds

Origin:Irish
470
Pepper

Meaning: berry

Origin:Sanskrit
5330
Sailor The meaning of Sailor is 'boat man', accordi...
Origin:Occupational word name
3202
Jagger

Meaning: carter

Origin:English occupational name
867
Adair

Meaning: oak tree ford

Origin:Scottish and Irish
2162
Oleander Oleander is a gender-neutral Greek name that...
Origin:Botanical name
1166
Kerr

Meaning: someone who lived near wet ground

Origin:Scottish
5416
Sinclair

Meaning: from the town of St. Clair

Origin:Scottish
1336