575+ Girl Names That End in R

Also seen as Alyenor and Eleonore, this is an old French name dating back to the Arthurian romances and still heard today.

Originally a Dutch surname, imported by the early Dutch colonists, has been all but overpowered by the phonetic spellings in the US -- Skyler for boys and Skylar for girls. With the surnames-as-first-names trend, however, and the popularity of the Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, which features the Schuyler sisters, perhaps Schuyler might receive some more interest in the coming years.

Unlike its identical male counterpart, Ainar as a feminine name derives from Kazakh ay "moon" plus either a Persian element meaning "pomegranate" or an Arabic word meaning "fire".

We've seen Haven take off as a nouveau girls' name; Harbor could follow in its wake.

Nature names are often associated with Spring and Summer, but Glacier is ideal for a winter baby.

A unisex name used in India with an upbeat meaning. It was one of the fastest rising names in the UK in 2023.

Among the first wave of word names used in the hippie era, it actually is a legitimate girl's name with a lot of luster.

You can call your daughter Sugar, but only as a term of endearment. Her real name has to be something, almost anything, else.

An eider is a sea duck with extra soft feathers as well as a Basque name with a lovely meaning. Eider is one of the fastest-rising boys' names below the Top 1000. Though theoretically unisex, no baby girls were given the name in 2023.

An implied spiritual meaning makes this a plausible new name.

Walker is an outdoorsy, Old Western-style name that leapt into the US Top 100 for boys back in 2022. Now, like a number of occupational names before it (think Sawyer, Palmer, and Parker), Walker is being used for an increasing number of girls.

Glimmer is shimmery but a little too showy, as is Glitter, a character on a TV sitcom-- while Glimmer appears in The Hunger Games.

One way to spin grandma Helen or Ellen's name off the beaten track. The legendary Azenor was a tragic 6th century Breton princess who was mother to a saint. This personage also may be known as Senara.

Lior connects with several factors stylish for Israeli names: It's short, it's unisex, and it has an uplifting nature theme. Lior might make a more modern spin on Leah.

This is one elaboration of the ubiquitous Isobel that we think should be chosen more often and would work well in many languages.

Starr today is more fashionably the plain-spoken Star or the more obscured Stella, Esther, or Estella.

Used on a handful of girls every year since the 80s, Kyler provides an alternative for parents wanting something with the sounds or style of Skyler, Carter, Kaia, Kylie, and Kyla.

One art name that sounds distinctly more masculine. Unless you're a big mobile fan, keep thinking.

If English is your native language, it might be best to go with Fleur.

Saar is a very popular girls' name in The Netherlands, where it's an abbreviated form of Sarah. The Dutch feminine Saar, pronounced sahr, is distinct from the Hebrew place-name Saar used for boys in Israel.