Dog Names That Start With R

Royalty is a super-hot name for girls, but there's no reason it can't be used for boys too. In fact it is, but only about 5 percent of the time, making it one of those unisex names whose usage is tipped so far toward one gender that it isn't truly unisex. But still, English words are usually not intrinsically gendered so Royalty is perfectly appropriate for boys as well as girls and is one of the fastest-rising unisex names.

An Arabic name borne by Ali al-Ridha, a 9th-century Shia imam.

A rare, but certainly usable, Japanese name from the manga series Vampire Knight.

The surname Rudd, made most famous by Antman actor Paul, derives from the words ruddy or red and may have originally been given to someone with a reddish complexion.

Remarkable Pettibone was a self-important housekeeper in James Fenimore Cooper's The Pioneers. Such names were not uncommon in early America, with such choices as Remember and Experience showing up in the records along with Puritan virtue names such as Chastity and Patience.

Ridger isn't particularly common as a surname but we expect it to pick up in popularity as a first name, a la rising names Bridger and Ridge.

Stricter than Peace or Justice.

KAzakh and Bengali form of Roshan, also coinciding with the Kazakh word for "rose".

Chosen by one musician, Todd Rundgren, for his son, but unlikely to be emulated by others.

A beautiful name from Hindu legend borne by a princess who became the wife of Krishna.

A more modern variation of Rǫskva, a Norse mythological name derived from rǫskr, "brave".

Any name that combines two big trends -- in this case, occupational and western names -- has potential.