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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.

Hector

Meaning: holding fast

Origin:Greek
351
Wesley

Meaning: western meadow

Origin:English
166
Pascal

Meaning: of the Passover; Easter

Origin:French; English
1261
Jupiter

Meaning: godfather

Origin:Latin
953
Cupid

Meaning: desire

Origin:Latin
1156
King

Meaning: monarch

Origin:English
489
Nero

Meaning: stern

Origin:Latin
282
Percy A typically masculine name of French origin,...
Origin:French surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
296
Presley

Meaning: priest's meadow

Origin:English
2947
Jemima

Meaning: dove

Origin:Hebrew
608
Dolly

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English, diminutive of Dorothy
680
Dinah

Meaning: God will judge

Origin:Hebrew
861
Cato

Meaning: all-knowing

Origin:Latin
801
Sable

Meaning: animal name

Origin:English
2034
Israel

Meaning: he who struggles with God

Origin:Hebrew
1446
Lucinda

Meaning: light

Origin:Variation of Lucia
1055
Charity

Meaning: charity

Origin:English word name
1319
Tamar

Meaning: date palm tree

Origin:Hebrew
1005
Temperance The meaning of Temperance is 'moderation', '...
Origin:Virtue name
943
London London is a habitational name widely known a...
Origin:Place-name
2126