1339 Girl Names That Start With R (with Meanings and Popularity)
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Girl names that start with R include a range of popular choices, from the biblical classics Rachel and Rebecca to unisex newcomers Rowan and Remi.
Along with top-ranked R name Riley, female R names in the US Top 500 include Remi, Ruby, Reagan, Raelynn and Reese.
Other female names that start with R rank high on international popularity lists. The stunning Spanish and Portuguese name Rafaela ranks in the Top 50 in Chile and Portugal. The spunky nickname name Romy is in the Top 100 in France and the Netherlands.
R seems to be a favored letter for many gender neutral names which are more popular for girls in the US, including Rory and Ripley, Riley and Royal, River and Rio.
And traditional or vintage R-starting girl names in the US Top 1000 include Rose, Regina, Rosemary, Ruth and Ramona.
Unique R names for girls we recommend include Rosamund, Rowena, and Rue.
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with R, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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Riley
English, Irish
"rye clearing; courageous"
Romy
Diminutive of Rosemary, Roma, Romana, Romilly etc.
Ruby
Latin
"deep red precious stone"
Rosalie
French variation of Rosalia, Latin
"rose"
Ramona
Spanish, feminine variation of Ramon
"wise protector"
Rue
Botanical names or word name
"herb; regret"
Royal
English word name
"royal"
Rose
Latin
"rose, a flower"
Rumi
Japanese
"beauty, flow, lapis lazuli"
Rowena
Welsh
"white spear; famous friend; fame and joy"
Rory
Irish
"red king"
Rowan
Scottish and Irish
"rowan tree; little redhead"
Remi
Variation of Remy, French
"oarsman"
Ruth
Hebrew
"compassionate friend"
Reese
Welsh
"ardor"
Raya
Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, Arabic, English, Japanese, Malay
"friend; clear, pure; hero; fragrance; queen; night orchid; celebration"
Rebecca
Hebrew
"to tie, bind"
Rosemary
Latin or English
"dew of the sea, or rosemary (herb)"
Rosalind
Latin
"soft horse or pretty rose"
Rachel
Hebrew
"ewe"
