1310+ Boy Names That End in R

  1. Jahmir
    • Origin:

      Invented name, African American, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "beauty + prince, ruler"
    • Description:

      A tweaked version of Jamir, itself a modern invented name, Jahmir is based on Arabic names Jamal and Amir.
  2. December
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "tenth month"
    • Description:

      Although this month name was used only for girls in a recent year, there's no reason it can't work for both genders. For a holiday baby, more original than Noel and more universal than Christmas.
  3. Boomer
    • Origin:

      Dutch
    • Meaning:

      "gatekeeper"
    • Description:

      This upbeat, friendly surname name has appeared on television's Battlestar Galactica a handful of cartoons, and on a literary note, a character in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Sports fans might think of Boomer Esiason, the NFL quarterback turned color commentator. He's not the only athlete to answer to the upbeat nickname.
  4. Troubadour
    • Origin:

      French word name
    • Meaning:

      "lyric poet"
    • Description:

      In medieval France, a troubadour was a knighted lyric poet who composed and sang songs about courtly love. As a baby name, Troubadour makes a romantic and stately choice for a child, although this bold choice may be better relegated as a middle name.
  5. Mayer
    • Origin:

      German surname or Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "landlord, farmer; bringer of light"
    • Description:

      More common -- when it was common -- with the Meyer spelling.
  6. Ropyr
    • Origin:

      Variation of Roper, English
    • Meaning:

      "rope maker"
    • Description:

      Country singer Koe Wetzel was born Ropyr Madison Koe Wetzel — his given name debuted on the charts for boys in 2021.
  7. Sagar
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, or Persian
    • Meaning:

      "ocean; wine goblet"
    • Description:

      Sagar is a popular name in India and Nepal, where it means "ocean". It is also found as a Persian name — also used among Persian speakers in Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan — in which it refers to a wine goblet.
  8. Rainor
    • Çinar
      • Origin:

        Turkish word name
      • Meaning:

        "plane tree"
      • Description:

        Cınar is a Turkic word name derived from the Persian word chenar, meaning "plane tree." It's a common surname and masculine given name in Turkey. Cınar is typically written with the Turkish dotless I.
    • Quamir
      • Argider
        • Origin:

          Basque
        • Meaning:

          "beautiful light"
        • Description:

          Argider is a somewhat used boys' name in Basque-speaking parts of Spain.
      • Asier
        • Origin:

          Basque
        • Meaning:

          "the beginning"
        • Description:

          This Basque name is quite popular in Spain, where it has long been in the Top 100 names. This is likely due to its pleasant meaning; the sound, dignified in Spanish and Basque, may not fare so well in English-speaking countries.
      • Ashor
        • Ellar
          • Origin:

            Variation of Ealar, Scottish form of Hilary
          • Meaning:

            "cheerful"
          • Description:

            Ellar Coltrane, the star of Richard Linklater's acclaimed 2014 movie "Boyhood," is an outlier, namewise. Most others with his first name are girls, and there aren't even many of them -- the last time the Social Security Administration registered the name at all was in 1956, when six girls were named Ellar. Still, with Gaelic names being trendy, and the "El-" sound on the rise, it has some potential.
        • Pryor
          • Origin:

            English surname
          • Meaning:

            "head of the monastery, prior"
          • Description:

            Pryor is for those in search of an unusual occupational name...or in memory of comedian Richard.
        • Aydemir
          • Origin:

            Turkish
          • Meaning:

            "iron moon"
          • Description:

            Like many other popular Turkish name, Aydemir is a strong option deriving from the root ay meaning "moon".
        • Alastar
          • Cartier
            • Origin:

              French variation of Carter, English
            • Meaning:

              "transporter of goods by cart"
            • Description:

              Luxury baby name associated with Jacques Cartier's eponymous jewelry company.
          • Ashar
            • Parvinder
              • Origin:

                Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
              • Meaning:

                "god of gods"
              • Description:

                A handsome Indian name with an unclear meaning, although "god of gods" is the one most often cited.