Names Ending in R for Girls

Part Valor, part Elinor, this distinctive choice is in fact a region in JRR Tolkien's <em>Lord of the Rings</em> universe. Meaning "Vala land",  The <em>Vala</em> being a group of divine individuals who governed under the direction of Tolkien's supreme deity, Eru Ilúvatar. Poetic and mystical, Valinor was chosen for 6 girls in 2025, marking its debut in the US stats. 

Valinor

Vanester

Vear

Velmar

Velmer

Velour

Victor

Violar

Wander

Waver

Wheeler

Whitaker

Whynter

Whysper

Wilber

Wilbur

Willar

Willer

Willmer

Wilmar

Girl names ending in R are rarer and less trendy than boy names with R endings, but there are some wonderful choices with R as a last letter.

The

 include Eleanor, Skylar, Esther, Parker, and Summer. And of course one of the most popular girls' names of all time ended with the letter R: Jennifer.



 that we recommend include Aster, Clover, Fifer, Honor, Leonor, Pilar, Sahar, and Winter.



, most frequently found in occupational names such as Carter and Cooper that are used more often for boys than for girls. But as many of these names become unisex and as more parents want their daughters' names to have the same gravitas as masculine names, we predict the R ending will become more stylish and popular for girls' names too.

Here are all the R-ending girl names on Nameberry, ordered by popularity on the site. 

Baby girl names that end in the letter r, including top r-ending girl names such as Harper and Eleanor and unique girl names that end with r, with meanings, origins, and popularity (Page 51)

575+ Girl Names That End in R