125+ *Cute* Boy Names Ending in R

Baby boy names ending in r have a super cool Americana vibe that I just can’t get enough of. If you’re on the hunt for boy names that end with r, scroll my hand-picked list for some cute new ideas – 

Baby names… my *obsession*. 

If you’re new here, welcome. 

Boy names ending in R have a certain strength to them – that final consonant sound is crisp, easy to say, and sticks in your memory. Some of these picks feel short and modern, while others lean classic and timeless, but they all share that same solid ending. Whatever style you’re drawn to, this list of 65+ names ending in R should give you plenty of options for your little guy.

I recently saw a post on one of my mommy groups by a mom-of-2 looking for a baby name for her third on the way – a baby boy after two girls. 

Some of her top picks included Carter, Parker, and Cooper, amongst others, and it inspired me to put together this list. 

There are so many reasons to love boy names ending in r. 

Most commonly, they’re a baby name style called “occupational baby names” – Hunter, Cooper, Baker – names from years ago when your name was literally a function of the work you did. 

Some of the other boy names ending in r on this list have completely different meanings. 

From popular to rare, there really are some hidden gems on this list. 

The ranking data provided is pulled from the USA’s Social Security Administration baby names data for 2022, which is the most recent available.

Let’s jump in  – 

Popular Boy Names Ending in R

These baby boy names are all well-loved; they rank within the top 100 and have a familiar feel (and hey, they’re popular for a reason, right?). 

Cooper 

• Origin: English
• Meaning: one who makes barrels
• Popularity: #68

Hunter

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: HUN-ter · ˈhʌntər
• Meaning: one who hunts
• Popularity: #128 and falling (#115 → #128, 2024)

Carter

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: KAR-ter · ˈkɑːrtər
• Meaning: one who drove/operated a cart (occupational surname)
• Popularity: #45 and rising (#48 → #45, 2024)

Archer

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: AR-chur · ˈɑːrtʃər
• Meaning: bowman
• Popularity: #115 and rising (#129 → #115, 2024)

Oliver

• Origin: Old French, probably ultimately Germanic (disputed)
• Pronunciation: AH-lih-vur · ˈɑːlɪvər
• Meaning: uncertain: possibly ‘ancestor’s relic’ (Old Norse Óleifr) or ‘all-true’ (Germanic); ‘olive tree’ is folk etymology
• Popularity: #3, holding steady (2024)
• Ranking: #3

Asher

• Origin: Hebrew
• Pronunciation: ASH-er · ˈæʃər
• Meaning: happy, blessed
• Popularity: #20 and rising (#23 → #20, 2024)
• Ranking: #19

Xavier

• Origin: Basque
• Pronunciation: ZAY-vee-er · ˈzeɪviər
• Meaning: new house (Basque place name)
• Popularity: #102 and rising (#105 → #102, 2024)
• Ranking: #100

Classic Boy Names Ending in R

These timeless baby boy names ending in r are totally classics – 

Taylor

• Origin: English (occupational surname, from Old French ‘tailleur’)
• Pronunciation: TAY-lur · ˈteɪlər
• Meaning: tailor, cloth-cutter
• Popularity: #667 and falling (#590 → #667, 2024)

Christopher

• Origin: Greek
• Pronunciation: KRIS-tuh-fur · ˈkrɪstəfər
• Meaning: Christ-bearer, from the legend of Saint Christopher
• Popularity: #61 and falling (#55 → #61, 2024)
• Ranking: #56

Peter

• Origin: Ancient Greek (via Latin)
• Pronunciation: PEE-tur · ˈpiːtər
• Meaning: rock or stone
• Popularity: #192 and rising (#210 → #192, 2024)
• Ranking: #214

Connor

• Origin: Irish
• Pronunciation: KON-er · ˈkɑːnər
• Meaning: lover of hounds
• Popularity: #136 and falling (#126 → #136, 2024)

Alexander

• Origin: Ancient Greek
• Pronunciation: al-ig-ZAN-der · ælɪɡˈzændər
• Meaning: one who defends or protects men
• Popularity: #27 and falling (#22 → #27, 2024)
• Ranking: #17

Vintage Baby Boy Names Ending in R

Love the old-fashioned feel of baby boy names that have stood the test of time? These vintage boy names ending in r have been hand-picked from the archives:

Walter

• Origin: Germanic (Frankish)
• Pronunciation: WAWL-ter · ˈwɔːltər
• Meaning: ruler of the army
• Popularity: #271 and falling (#267 → #271, 2024)

Luther

• Origin: German (surname)
• Meaning: from a German surname built on ‘people’ plus ‘army,’ popularly rendered as ‘army of the people’
• Popularity: #1,499 and rising (#1,504 → #1,499, 2024)

Grover

• Origin: English (surname)
• Meaning: one who dwelt near a grove of trees
• Popularity: #4,102 and falling (#3,923 → #4,102, 2024)

Palmer

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: PAH-mer · ˈpɑːmər
• Meaning: a palm-bearer; a pilgrim who had visited the Holy Land, carrying a palm frond as proof
• Popularity: #1,076 and falling (#944 → #1,076, 2024)

Chester

Jasper

• Origin: Old Persian
• Pronunciation: JAS-per · ˈdʒæspər
• Meaning: treasurer
• Popularity: #133 and falling (#122 → #133, 2024)

Warner

• Origin: English/Germanic (variant of Werner)
• Meaning: defending warrior, army defender
• Popularity: #1,502 and falling (#1,428 → #1,502, 2024)

Porter

• Origin: Old French (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: POR-ter · ˈpɔːrtər
• Meaning: one who carries goods, or a doorkeeper/gatekeeper
• Popularity: #615 and falling (#501 → #615, 2024)
• Ranking: #506

Wilmer

• Origin: Old English/Germanic
• Meaning: will/desire + famous — roughly ‘famed for one’s determination’
• Popularity: #1,845 and falling (#1,533 → #1,845, 2024)

Roger

• Origin: Germanic (Frankish, via Old French)
• Pronunciation: RAH-jur · ˈrɑːdʒər
• Meaning: famous spear
• Popularity: #750 and rising (#760 → #750, 2024)
• Ranking: #749

Sylvester

• Origin: Latin
• Meaning: of the woods or forest
• Popularity: #2,108 and rising (#2,172 → #2,108, 2024)

Leander

• Origin: Greek
• Pronunciation: lee-AN-der · liˈændər
• Meaning: man of the people (Greek ‘people’ + ‘man’)
• Popularity: #1,752 and falling (#1,512 → #1,752, 2024)

Webster

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Meaning: weaver
• Popularity: #7,686 and rising (#9,687 → #7,686, 2024)

Miller

• Origin: English (surname)
• Pronunciation: MIL-er · ˈmɪlər
• Meaning: one who grinds grain
• Popularity: #438 and rising (#528 → #438, 2024)

Parker

• Origin: Old English
• Pronunciation: PAR-kur · ˈpɑːrkər
• Meaning: an occupational surname for a gamekeeper or park-keeper
• Popularity: #97 and falling (#91 → #97, 2024)
• Ranking: #94

Country Boy Names Ending in R

Yee-haw, mama! Cowboy baby names are *in* in 2026, and I am here for it. These boy names ending in r are all totally rustic, cute and country chic: 

Baker

• Origin: English (surname)
• Pronunciation: BAY-ker · ˈbeɪkər
• Meaning: occupational surname for a baker, or the keeper of a communal oven
• Popularity: #313 and rising (#397 → #313, 2024)

Walker

• Origin: Middle English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: WAW-ker · ˈwɔːkər
• Meaning: occupational surname for a cloth fuller
• Popularity: #82 and rising (#85 → #82, 2024)

Bryer

• Origin: English (modern variant spelling, likely of Briar)
• Pronunciation: BRY-ur · ˈbraɪər
• Meaning: a strong man
• Popularity: #866 and rising (#1,481 → #866, 2024)

Adler

• Origin: German (surname)
• Pronunciation: AD-ler · ˈædlər
• Meaning: eagle (German surname transferred to given-name use)
• Popularity: #961 and falling (#945 → #961, 2024)

Decker

• Origin: German/English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: DEK-ur · ˈdɛkər
• Meaning: roofer or thatcher
• Popularity: #1,185 and falling (#1,155 → #1,185, 2024)

Tanner

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: TAN-er · ˈtænər
• Meaning: leather worker (one who tans hides)
• Popularity: #443 and falling (#432 → #443, 2024)

Sawyer

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: SAW-yer · ˈsɔːjər
• Meaning: one who saws wood; a woodcutter
• Popularity: #132 and falling (#127 → #132, 2024)

Denver

• Origin: Old English (place name/surname)
• Pronunciation: DEN-ver · ˈdɛnvər
• Meaning: uncertain: either ‘the Danes’ crossing’ or ‘ridge by the valley’ (two competing Old English derivations); not verifiably ‘green valley’
• Popularity: #486 and rising (#510 → #486, 2024)
• From: from the green valley

Ridger

• Origin: English
• Pronunciation: RIJ-er · ˈrɪdʒər
• Meaning: one who lives by the ridge or cliff
• Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Colter

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: KOHL-tur · ˈkoʊltər
• Meaning: one who herds young horses (colt-herder)
• Popularity: #218 and rising (#322 → #218, 2024)

Tucker

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: TUCK-er · ˈtʌkər
• Meaning: one who fulls/finishes cloth
• Popularity: #200 and rising (#205 → #200, 2024)

Booker

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: BUK-er · ˈbʊkər
• Meaning: one who made or copied books, i.e. a scribe or bookbinder
• Popularity: #1,286 and falling (#1,160 → #1,286, 2024)

Bridger

• Origin: English (occupational/topographic surname)
• Pronunciation: BRIJ-er · ˈbrɪdʒər
• Meaning: one who lives near, or tends, a bridge
• Popularity: #785 and falling (#750 → #785, 2024)

Baylor

• Origin: English (surname)
• Pronunciation: BAY-lor · ˈbeɪlər
• Popularity: #365 and rising (#391 → #365, 2024)

Outdoorsy Boho Names Ending in R

Love you a good campfire? Whether you’re happier with your toes in the sand, or your feet on a mountain top, these nature-inspired boy names ending r give serious earthy vibes: 

River

• Origin: English
• Pronunciation: RIV-er · ˈrɪvər
• Meaning: a naturally flowing body of water
• Popularity: #112 and rising (#116 → #112, 2024)

Harbor

• Origin: English (surname, from the common noun ‘harbour’)
• Pronunciation: HAR-ber · ˈhɑːrbər
• Meaning: sheltered port or place of refuge
• Popularity: #3,820 and rising (#4,382 → #3,820, 2024)

Iver

• Origin: Scandinavian
• Meaning: archer
• Popularity: #2,191 and falling (#1,934 → #2,191, 2024)

Aster

• Origin: Greek (via Latin)
• Pronunciation: AS-ter · ˈæstər
• Meaning: star (namesake of the star-shaped flower)
• Popularity: #2,786 and rising (#3,350 → #2,786, 2024)

Linder

• Origin: German
• Meaning: living near the linden trees
• Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Cedar

• Origin: English
• Pronunciation: SEE-dur · ˈsiːdər
• Meaning: the cedar tree
• Popularity: #1,197 and rising (#1,252 → #1,197, 2024)

Bear

• Origin: English
• Pronunciation: BAIR · ˈbɛr
• Meaning: bear (the animal)
• Popularity: #826 and falling (#820 → #826, 2024)

October

• Origin: English, from Latin (month name)
• Meaning: originally ‘the eighth month’ in the old Roman calendar, from Latin octo ‘eight’
• Popularity: #7,113 and falling (#4,841 → #7,113, 2024)

Clover

• Origin: English
• Pronunciation: KLOH-ver · ˈkloʊvər
• Meaning: the clover plant (Old English clafre), popularly linked to luck
• Popularity: #5,687 and rising (#7,836 → #5,687, 2024)

Briar

• Origin: English (Middle English)
• Pronunciation: BRY-er · ˈbraɪər
• Meaning: thorny shrub or bramble
• Popularity: #698 and falling (#670 → #698, 2024)

Anchor

• Origin: English (word name)
• Meaning: from the nautical device that holds a ship steady; used to symbolize stability and steadfastness
• Popularity: #7,763 and rising (#8,964 → #7,763, 2024)

Chester

• Origin: English (from Latin, via Old English)
• Meaning: from Latin castrum (‘fort/camp’), via Old English, referring to a fortified Roman town
• Popularity: #1,650 and rising (#1,729 → #1,650, 2024)

Badass Names Ending in R

Next up, cool boy names ending in r. These baby boy names are edgy and tough, and totally unique – 

Wilder

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: WYL-dur · ˈwaɪldər
• Meaning: wild one; also historically ‘a hunter of wild game’
• Popularity: #392 and rising (#422 → #392, 2024)

Jagger

• Origin: English (Yorkshire occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: JAG-er · ˈdʒægər
• Meaning: peddler, hawker
• Popularity: #846 and rising (#854 → #846, 2024)

Ledger

• Origin: English/Norman (surname)
• Pronunciation: LEJ-er · ˈlɛdʒər
• Meaning: surname of uncertain origin: either the Norman personal name Leodegar (roughly ‘people’+’ready/spear’) or an occupational term for a stonemason who laid flat ‘ledger stones,’ from Old English for ‘to lay’
• Popularity: #502 and rising (#560 → #502, 2024)

Banner

• Origin: Old French (ultimately Germanic ‘bandwa’, sign/standard)
• Meaning: standard-bearer, flag
• Popularity: #2,306 and falling (#2,147 → #2,306, 2024)

Ryker

• Origin: English (surname, further origin unattested)
• Pronunciation: RY-ker · ˈraɪkər
• Meaning: rich
• Popularity: #183 and rising (#184 → #183, 2024)

Zephyr

• Origin: Greek
• Pronunciation: ZEF-er · ˈzɛfər
• Meaning: the west wind
• Popularity: #1,133 and falling (#1,121 → #1,133, 2024)

Unique Boy Names Ending in R

Lastly, less widely-used baby boy name ending in r. These names don’t top the charts, but tbh, I think a few of them should – 

Jenner

• Origin: English (surname)
• Meaning: designer or engineer
• Popularity: #11,518 and falling (#10,179 → #11,518, 2024)

Fisher

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: FISH-er · ˈfɪʃər
• Meaning: one who fishes
• Popularity: #897 and falling (#874 → #897, 2024)

Mercer

• Origin: English (surname, variant of Mercier)
• Pronunciation: MER-ser · ˈmɜːrsər
• Meaning: merchant
• Popularity: #3,072 and rising (#3,456 → #3,072, 2024)

Potter

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: PAH-tur · ˈpɑːtər
• Meaning: one who makes pottery
• Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Sayer

• Origin: English (occupational surname, exact source uncertain)
• Meaning: uncertain — possibly linked to sawing wood, assaying metal, or dealing in ‘say’ cloth
• Popularity: #12,070 and falling (#12,000 → #12,070, 2024)

Fletcher

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: FLETCH-er · ˈflɛtʃər
• Meaning: arrow maker
• Popularity: #564 and rising (#631 → #564, 2024)

Whittaker

• Origin: Old English (surname)
• Meaning: surname meaning ‘white field’ — a field with pale or chalky soil
• Popularity: #4,298 and falling (#4,208 → #4,298, 2024)

Foster

• Origin: English
• Pronunciation: FOS-ter · ˈfɔːstər
• Meaning: Forester — one who worked in or managed woodland; the surname is a reduced form of Forster. An alternate theory derives it from Old French forcetier, “scissor-maker.”
• Popularity: #1,075 and falling (#966 → #1,075, 2024)
• Ranking: #961

Ever

• Origin: English
• Pronunciation: EV-er · ˈɛvər
• Meaning: always, at all times
• Popularity: #1,070 and falling (#1,062 → #1,070, 2024)
• Ranking: > 1000

Greer

• Origin: Scottish (surname)
• Pronunciation: GREER · ˈgrɪr
• Meaning: reduced Scottish form of Gregor/Gregory; inherits Gregory’s Greek root meaning ‘watchful, alert’
• Popularity: #4,001 and falling (#3,739 → #4,001, 2024)

Windsor

• Origin: Old English (place name)
• Meaning: riverbank or landing place with a winch or reel
• Popularity: #5,630 and rising (#8,869 → #5,630, 2024)

Meyer

• Origin: Hebrew as a given name (alternative form of Meir); the Meyer surname is usually separately German
• Pronunciation: MY-er · ˈmaɪər
• Meaning: one who shines, or a bringer of light
• Popularity: #1,825 and falling (#1,689 → #1,825, 2024)

Weller

• Origin: English (surname)
• Meaning: one who casts metal
• Popularity: #3,090 and rising (#3,868 → #3,090, 2024)

Becker

• Origin: German (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: BEK-er · ˈbɛkər
• Meaning: baker
• Popularity: #4,434 and falling (#3,631 → #4,434, 2024)

Slater

• Origin: Middle English (occupational surname)
• Meaning: one who works with slate; roofer
• Popularity: #1,540 and rising (#1,571 → #1,540, 2024)
• Ranking: #000

Fuller

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Meaning: one who fulls cloth (a cloth-finishing trade)
• Popularity: #8,516 and falling (#8,463 → #8,516, 2024)

Jesper

• Origin: Danish (medieval variant of Kasper/Caspar, possibly conflated with Old Norse Ásbjörn)
• Pronunciation: YES-per · ˈjɛspər
• Meaning: form of Kasper/Caspar, traditionally glossed ‘treasurer’ (Persian-linked, tied to the Three Magi tradition)
• Popularity: #5,124 and falling (#4,160 → #5,124, 2024)

More Names We Love

Cooper

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: KOO-per · ˈkuːpər
• Meaning: barrel maker
• Popularity: #50 and rising (#52 → #50, 2024)

Amir

• Origin: Arabic
• Pronunciation: ah-MEER · ɑːˈmɪr
• Meaning: commander, prince
• Popularity: #95 and rising (#100 → #95, 2024)

Arthur

• Origin: Celtic (Welsh), disputed — possibly a Latinized Romano-British name
• Pronunciation: AR-thur · ˈɑːrθər
• Meaning: possibly ‘bear’ (etymology disputed)
• Popularity: #105 and rising (#130 → #105, 2024)

Tyler

• Origin: English
• Pronunciation: TY-ler · ˈtaɪlər
• Meaning: one who lays tiles (occupational surname)
• Popularity: #191 and falling (#177 → #191, 2024)

Victor

• Origin: Latin
• Pronunciation: VIK-ter · ˈvɪktər
• Meaning: conqueror
• Popularity: #214 and rising (#217 → #214, 2024)

Xander

• Origin: Greek (short form of Alexander)
• Pronunciation: ZAN-der · ˈzændər
• Meaning: short form of Alexander, ‘defender of the people’
• Popularity: #216 and falling (#215 → #216, 2024)

Oscar

• Origin: Irish, Old English
• Pronunciation: AHS-kur · ˈɑːskər
• Meaning: a blend of two separate old names: Gaelic ‘deer-friend’ and Old English/Norse ‘god’s spear’
• Popularity: #217 and falling (#216 → #217, 2024)

Hector

• Origin: Greek
• Pronunciation: HEK-tur · ˈhɛktər
• Meaning: holding fast, steadfast
• Popularity: #380 and rising (#384 → #380, 2024)

Spencer

• Origin: Middle English (occupational surname)
• Pronunciation: SPEN-sir · ˈspɛnsər
• Meaning: steward, one who manages provisions/supplies
• Popularity: #388 and falling (#362 → #388, 2024)

Nasir

• Origin: Arabic
• Pronunciation: nah-SEER · nɑːˈsɪr
• Meaning: helper, supporter
• Popularity: #448 and falling (#426 → #448, 2024)

Edgar

• Origin: Old English
• Pronunciation: ED-gur · ˈɛdgər
• Meaning: wealthy spear
• Popularity: #457 and falling (#436 → #457, 2024)

Gunner

• Origin: English (occupational word, also Gunnar variant)
• Pronunciation: GUN-er · ˈɡʌnər
• Meaning: one who operates artillery/guns; also used as a Gunnar variant
• Popularity: #519 and falling (#440 → #519, 2024)

Trevor

• Origin: Welsh
• Pronunciation: TREV-ur · ˈtrɛvər
• Meaning: big village, large settlement
• Popularity: #625 and falling (#552 → #625, 2024)

Dexter

• Origin: Latin; also English (surname)
• Pronunciation: DEKS-tur · ˈdɛkstər
• Meaning: right-handed or skillful (Latin); also independently from an English surname meaning ‘dyer of cloth’
• Popularity: #720 and falling (#701 → #720, 2024)

Salvador

• Origin: Spanish/Portuguese
• Pronunciation: SAL-vuh-dor · ˈsælvədɔːr
• Meaning: savior
• Popularity: #721 and falling (#702 → #721, 2024)

Chandler

• Origin: English (occupational surname, from Old French chandelier, ‘candle maker’)
• Pronunciation: CHAND-lur · ˈtʃændlər
• Meaning: candle maker/seller
• Popularity: #738 and falling (#687 → #738, 2024)

Zahir

• Origin: Arabic
• Pronunciation: zah-HEER · zɑːˈhɪr
• Meaning: apparent, evident, manifest
• Popularity: #755 and falling (#754 → #755, 2024)

Skyler

• Origin: Dutch (surname Schuyler)
• Pronunciation: SKY-lur · ˈskaɪlər
• Meaning: scholar
• Popularity: #760 and falling (#729 → #760, 2024)

Evander

• Origin: Greek
• Pronunciation: ih-VAN-der · ɪˈvændər
• Meaning: good man
• Popularity: #771 and rising (#779 → #771, 2024)

Abner

• Origin: Hebrew
• Pronunciation: AB-nur · ˈæbnər
• Meaning: father of light
• Popularity: #837 and rising (#997 → #837, 2024)

Alistair

• Origin: Scottish Gaelic (form of Alexander)
• Pronunciation: AL-ih-stair · ˈælɪstɛr
• Meaning: protector of men
• Popularity: #905 and rising (#919 → #905, 2024)

Kabir

• Origin: Arabic
• Pronunciation: kah-BEER · kɑːˈbɪr
• Meaning: great, big
• Popularity: #937 and rising (#1,020 → #937, 2024)

Turner

• Origin: Middle English (occupational surname, ultimately Old French/Latin ‘tornare’)
• Meaning: lathe worker
• Popularity: #1,006 and rising (#1,069 → #1,006, 2024)

Eliezer

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: God is my help
• Popularity: #1,021 and falling (#992 → #1,021, 2024)

Thatcher

• Origin: English (occupational surname)
• Meaning: a person who thatches roofs
• Popularity: #1,037 and falling (#1,001 → #1,037, 2024)

Elmer

• Origin: Old English (via the medieval name Aylmer)
• Meaning: noble and famous (from Old English æðel ‘noble’ + mær ‘famous’)
• Popularity: #1,166 and rising (#1,351 → #1,166, 2024)

Jair

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: he gives light / he shines
• Popularity: #1,170 and falling (#1,050 → #1,170, 2024)

Granger

• Origin: Old French (occupational surname)
• Meaning: occupational surname for someone who worked at or managed a grange (an outlying farm, often tied to a monastic estate) — essentially a farm steward
• Popularity: #1,255 and falling (#1,150 → #1,255, 2024)

Aleksander

• Origin: used across Polish, Norwegian and other languages (from Greek via Latin Alexander)
• Pronunciation: ah-lek-SAHN-der · ˌɑːlɛkˈsɑːndər
• Meaning: defender of men
• Popularity: #1,671 and falling (#1,447 → #1,671, 2024)

Demir

• Origin: Turkish
• Pronunciation: deh-MEER · dɛˈmɪr
• Meaning: iron
• Popularity: #1,709 and falling (#1,538 → #1,709, 2024)

Zorawar

• Origin: Persian (via Punjabi/Sikh usage)
• Meaning: powerful, mighty
• Popularity: #1,718 and rising (#2,028 → #1,718, 2024)

Vladimir

• Origin: Slavic (Old Russian/Church Slavonic)
• Pronunciation: VLAD-ih-meer · ˈvlædɪmɪr
• Meaning: great in power, mighty ruler
• Popularity: #1,947 and falling (#1,846 → #1,947, 2024)

Calder

• Origin: Scottish (Cumbric river name)
• Pronunciation: KAWL-der · ˈkɔːldər
• Meaning: rough or hard-flowing water
• Popularity: #1,991 and falling (#1,549 → #1,991, 2024)

Blair

• Origin: Scottish Gaelic
• Pronunciation: BLAIR · ˈblɛr
• Meaning: field or plain (topographic surname, from Gaelic blàr)
• Popularity: #2,166 and falling (#1,848 → #2,166, 2024)

Lysander

• Origin: Greek
• Pronunciation: ly-SAN-der · laɪˈsændər
• Meaning: liberator of men
• Popularity: #2,198 and rising (#3,760 → #2,198, 2024)

Ragnar

• Origin: Old Norse
• Pronunciation: RAG-nar · ˈrægnɑr
• Meaning: counsel of the army
• Popularity: #2,272 and falling (#1,732 → #2,272, 2024)

Adair

• Origin: Scottish Gaelic (surname/place name)
• Meaning: from a place name usually interpreted as ‘oak-tree ford’
• Popularity: #2,363 and falling (#2,219 → #2,363, 2024)

Casimir

• Origin: Polish (Slavic)
• Pronunciation: KAZ-uh-meer · ˈkæzəmɪr
• Meaning: proclaims/announces peace
• Popularity: #2,393 and falling (#2,363 → #2,393, 2024)

Ebenezer

• Origin: Hebrew
• Meaning: memorial stone marking God’s help
• Popularity: #2,598 and falling (#2,513 → #2,598, 2024)

Timur

• Origin: Turkic
• Pronunciation: tee-MOOR · tiˈmʊr
• Meaning: iron
• Popularity: #2,621 and rising (#2,687 → #2,621, 2024)

Prosper

• Origin: French (from Latin prosperus)
• Pronunciation: PRAH-spur · ˈprɑːspər
• Meaning: fortunate, favorable
• Popularity: #2,692 and rising (#3,043 → #2,692, 2024)

Thor

• Origin: Scandinavian
• Pronunciation: THOR · ˈθɔːr
• Meaning: thunder
• Popularity: #2,820 and falling (#2,094 → #2,820, 2024)

Anwar

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: brighter, more radiant (comparative of Arabic nur, ‘light’)
• Popularity: #2,870 and rising (#3,179 → #2,870, 2024)

Wilbur

• Origin: Old English (surname, from the female name Wilburg)
• Meaning: will joined with fortress
• Popularity: #2,986 and rising (#3,553 → #2,986, 2024)

Jujhar

• Origin: Punjabi (Sanskrit-derived)
• Meaning: ‘warrior, one who fights,’ from Punjabi jujharu (combative), rooted in Sanskrit yudh (‘to fight’)
• Popularity: #3,832 and rising (#7,087 → #3,832, 2024)

Homer

• Origin: Ancient Greek (poet’s name, disputed origin); unrelated English surname sense
• Pronunciation: HOH-mer · ˈhoʊmər
• Meaning: uncertain — possibly Greek for ‘hostage, pledge’ (disputed); the unrelated English surname sense means ‘helmet-maker’ or a form of ‘Holme’
• Popularity: #4,105 and falling (#3,139 → #4,105, 2024)

Azar

• Origin: Persian
• Pronunciation: ah-ZAR · ɑːˈzɑːr
• Meaning: fire; also the name of the ninth month of the Persian solar calendar
• Popularity: #4,318 and rising (#5,087 → #4,318, 2024)

Badr

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: full moon (specifically the moon on the 14th night of the lunar month)
• Popularity: #5,916 and rising (#6,264 → #5,916, 2024)

Caspar

• Origin: Old Persian (Old Iranian)
• Meaning: treasurer, treasure-bearer
• Popularity: #5,933 and rising (#6,600 → #5,933, 2024)

Balthazar

• Origin: Akkadian (via Hebrew, Greek, and Latin biblical tradition)
• Meaning: Bel protects the king (Bel being a title of the Babylonian god Marduk)
• Popularity: #7,796 and falling (#7,338 → #7,796, 2024)

Igor

• Origin: Russian (from Old Norse, via Old East Slavic)
• Pronunciation: EE-gor · ˈiːɡɔːr
• Meaning: warrior/army of Ing, a Germanic/Norse god
• Popularity: #7,939 and falling (#7,055 → #7,939, 2024)

Issachar

• Origin: Hebrew (Biblical)
• Meaning: there is a reward (a rewarded/hired one)
• Popularity: #7,942 and falling (#7,934 → #7,942, 2024)

Kristoffer

• Origin: Greek (Danish, via Christoffer/Christopher)
• Meaning: Christ-bearer
• Popularity: #8,034 and rising (#10,310 → #8,034, 2024)

Gurnoor

• Origin: Punjabi (Sanskrit + Arabic-Persian compound)
• Meaning: combination of ‘gur’ (Guru, spiritual teacher) and ‘noor’ (light), read together as ‘light of the Guru’
• Popularity: #9,268 and rising (#12,867 → #9,268, 2024)

Isidor

• Origin: Greek (spelling variant of Isidore)
• Meaning: gift of the goddess Isis
• Popularity: #9,316 and falling (#6,319 → #9,316, 2024)

Sandor

• Origin: Hungarian (form of Alexander)
• Pronunciation: SAN-dor · ˈsændɔːr
• Meaning: defender (Hungarian form of Alexander)
• Popularity: #9,686 and rising (#13,816 → #9,686, 2024)

Ranbir

• Origin: Punjabi/Hindi (Sanskrit-derived)
• Meaning: hero or warrior of battle
• Popularity: #10,632 and falling (#8,766 → #10,632, 2024)

Manvir

• Origin: Punjabi/Sanskrit
• Meaning: brave-hearted, brave of mind
• Popularity: #11,797 and falling (#7,566 → #11,797, 2024)

Fedor

• Origin: Russian/Slavic (from Greek Theodore)
• Meaning: gift of God
• Popularity: #12,860 and falling (#10,142 → #12,860, 2024)

Kiefer

• Origin: German (word/surname)
• Meaning: pine tree (also ‘jaw’ in German)
• Popularity: #13,302 and falling (#11,600 → #13,302, 2024)

Gulliver

• Origin: Old French (English surname)
• Meaning: a surname nickname for a big eater, from the Old French word for ‘mouth’
• Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Mortimer

• Origin: Anglo-Norman/Old French (place name)
• Meaning: dead pond / still water
• Popularity: #13,519 as of 2023 — not currently in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Alvar

• Origin: Old Norse (used today mainly in Estonia, Finland, Sweden)
• Meaning: elf warrior
• Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

Bir

• Origin: Punjabi
• Meaning: hero, brave, warrior
• Popularity: Not in the U.S. Social Security rankings

How These Names Are Trending

57 of these names rose in the U.S. Social Security rankings last year, and 73 are falling, per Social Security data through 2024.

How These Names Are Trending

57 of these names rose in the U.S. Social Security rankings last year, and 73 are falling, per Social Security data through 2024.

How These Names Are Trending

33 of these names rose in the U.S. Social Security rankings last year, and 37 are falling, per Social Security data through 2024.

How These Names Are Trending

33 of these names rose in the U.S. Social Security rankings last year, and 38 are falling, per Social Security data through 2024.

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Wrapping Up

And there you have it – all my top picks for baby boy names ending in r. 

From super well-loved baby boy names with serious Americana vibes, to some super cool picks that are brand new on the baby name charts, these baby names are super cute, and will continue to work as your little one moves through milestones. 

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