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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.

Ryder

Meaning: cavalryman, messenger

Origin:British surname
569
Booker

Meaning: scribe

Origin:English
688
Gunner

Meaning: bold warrior

Origin:Scandinavian variation of Gunther
728
Lamar

Meaning: dweller by a pool

Origin:English from French
5195
Rancher Rancher is an English (American English) nam...
Origin:Occupational name
6426
Nicabar

Meaning: stealthy

Origin:Romani
4529
Striker The meaning of Striker is ‘to stroke smooth,...
Origin:English word name
2159
Breaker Breaker is a name, typically for boys that a...
Origin:English word name
2167
Sir According to its English origin, the meaning...
Origin:English word name
2642
Boomer

Meaning: gatekeeper

Origin:Dutch
3276
Hopper

Meaning: leaper, dancer; hop grower

Origin:English or Dutch
3877
Gunther

Meaning: battle warrior

Origin:German
1165
Eleazer

Meaning: God is my helper

Origin:Variation of Lazarus
5171
Chester

Meaning: fortress, walled town,

Origin:Latin
198
Wilbur

Meaning: resolute, brilliant

Origin:German
209
Tudor The meaning of Tudor is ‘people king’. This ...
Origin:Welsh variation of Theodore
2646
Keir

Meaning: dark, black

Origin:Irish
373
Cahir

Meaning: battle man

Origin:Irish
2288
Gardener

Meaning: keeper of the garden

Origin:English
6164
Tibor

Meaning: of Tibur (Tivoli)

Origin:Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
2681