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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.

Traveler The meaning of Traveler is 'wanderer', 'seek...
Origin:Occupational name
9074
Fraser

Meaning: strawberry

Origin:Scottish from French
546
Ivor

Meaning: yew

Origin:Scottish variation of Welsh Ifor
549
Alasdair

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Scottish variation of Alexander
858
Topher The name Topher is related to the Greek name...
Origin:Diminutive of Christopher
2555
Kepler

Meaning: hooded cloak

Origin:German surname
2608
Fielder

Meaning: dweller in open country

Origin:English
2664
Callister

Meaning: son of Alister

Origin:Variation of Irish surname MacCallister
2838
Eliezer

Meaning: God helps

Origin:Hebrew
1515
Gomer

Meaning: to complete

Origin:Hebrew
1525
Balthasar

Meaning: God protects the king

Origin:Greek
1601
Sayer

Meaning: woodcutter or reciter

Origin:English
1484
Origin:Occupational word name
6505
Shooter Shooter is a word name of an English root. T...
Origin:Word name
2578
Einar

Meaning: bold warrior

Origin:Old Norse
2661
Edgar

Meaning: wealthy spearman

Origin:English
444
Victor

Meaning: conqueror

Origin:Latin
190
Junior

Meaning: young

Origin:Latin
2296
Jeter Jeter is a surname of French origin. The mea...
Origin:French or German surname
2671
Ruger

Meaning: renowned spear

Origin:German surname
2952