1567 Boy Names That Start With R (with Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Riley
    • Origin:

      English, Irish
    • Meaning:

      "rye clearing; courageous"
  2. Reuben
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "behold, a son"
  3. Russell
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "redhead, fox-colored"
  4. Rudy
    • Origin:

      German, diminutive of Rudolph
    • Meaning:

      "famous wolf"
  5. Rohan
    • Origin:

      Irish, Scottish, Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit,"rowan tree; redhead; sandalwood; ascension"
    • Meaning:

      "rowan tree; redhead; sandalwood; ascension"
  6. Reed
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "red-haired"
  7. Rio
    • Origin:

      Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "river; place of the cherry blossoms"
  8. Rex
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "king"
  9. Rafe
    • Origin:

      Variation of Ralph, English
    • Meaning:

      "wolf-counsel"
  10. Ray
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Raymond, word name, English
    • Meaning:

      "wise protector; beam of light"
  11. Rocky
    • Origin:

      English, Italian
    • Meaning:

      "rock; rest; rook"
  12. Rupert
    • Origin:

      German variation of Robert
    • Meaning:

      "bright fame"
  13. Ruby
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "behold, a son"
  14. Reese
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Rhys
  15. Romy
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Roman et al
    • Meaning:

      "citizen of Rome"
  16. Roy
    • Origin:

      French or Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "king or red-haired"
  17. Rufus
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "red-head"
  18. Runo
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "poem"
  19. Rumi
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "beauty, flow, lapis lazuli"
  20. Ryker
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "rich"

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