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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.

Booker

Meaning: scribe

Origin:English
688
Isaiah

Meaning: Salvation of the Lord

Origin:Hebrew
170
Beach

Meaning: a shore of a body of water

Origin:Nature name, English word name
6660
Prince

Meaning: chief, prince

Origin:Latin
2422
Abraham

Meaning: father of multitudes

Origin:Hebrew
621
Abe Abe is a name of English origin and the mean...
Origin:Diminutive of Abraham
1556
Comfort The meaning of Comfort is 'to strengthen, or...
Origin:Word name
5973
York

Meaning: from the yew estate

Origin:English
3432
Caesar

Meaning: cut

Origin:Latin
1039
Ishmael

Meaning: God will hear

Origin:Hebrew
1067
Caspar

Meaning: keeper of the treasure

Origin:Persian, variation of Gaspar
731
Christmas The meaning of Christmas is 'feast of Christ...
Origin:English word name
14270
Boston The meaning of Boston is 'from St. Botolf's ...
Origin:Place-name
1963
Africa The meaning of Africa is ‘native of Africa’....
Origin:Place name, various meanings
1979
Hagar

Meaning: flight, forsaken

Origin:Hebrew
6214
Dorinda

Meaning: bountiful gift

Origin:Greek
4288
March

Meaning: month name

Origin:English word name
5096
Tyra The meaning of Tyra is 'of Tyre, the God of ...
Origin:Scandinavian, feminine variation of Tyr, an ancient Indo-European god
3054
Freeman

Meaning: free man

Origin:Word name or surname name, English
3506
Sukey The meaning of Sukey in Hebrew is 'lily'. It...
Origin:Diminutive of Susan
5287