Names Ending in R for Boys

A variation of Brími, itself derived from the Old Norse word for "fire", this quietly used Icelandic name was officially approved as a given name in 2014. It has since been used a handful of times as a middle and first name. 
 
Pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable and a soft second one, the name shouldn't be confused with the similar Brimir, meaning "surf, surge".

Brímir

Brister

Bronner

Derived from the Old Norse word for "brother", Bror is a traditional name used in Sweden and Norway.

Bror

Is Brother a baby name? Well, sort of, although it's not a choice you should expect to see on many birth certificates. Brother is in our database thanks to Darren Criss, who named his son Brother László in 2024 (his older sister is Bluesy Belle).
 
Brother has ranked on the baby name charts three times — in 1924, 1922, and 1912. This was back when name data was taken from the census, suggesting that Brother may have been a placeholder name for newborn boys rather than a name they grew up to be called.
 
If you like the sound of Brother but worry it could prove too confusing — what if you have multiple sons? — we'd suggest Broder, a rare-but-real Scandinavian name that also means "brother".

Brother

Browder

Bruner

Bruster

Brylor

Bryner

Brynner

Bubber

Buckner

Bujar

Caiser

Calister

Calmer

Calvester

Camir

Camper

Boy names that end in R are one of the style leaders of the current baby-naming era, with many r-ending names for baby boys topping the popularity lists in the US and around the world.

 today in the US and many other English-speaking, ranking in the US Top 10. Alexander and Asher are runners up. Theodore, though it doesn't technically end with R, is also very popular.

 include Carter, Asher, Hunter, Connor, Xavier, Parker, and Sawyer.



Many of the boys' names that end in R originated as surnames drawn from

 — Carter carts things for a living, Hunter hunts, and Sawyer is a carpenter.

Unique and appealing boys names ending in R

 are plentiful, both in the occupational class and not. Our favorites include Booker, Abner, Eleazar, Gardener, Sayer — the list goes on and on.



If you're looking for a name ending in R for your baby boy, here's a complete collection of our hundreds of choices, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

Baby boy names that end in the letter R with meanings, origins, and popularity, including top boy names ending in Ro such as Oliver and Cooper and unique R-end boy names such as Burr and Jupiter. (Page 127)

1310+ Boy Names That End in R