| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|
| Ray | kingly | Male | English |
| Rebecca | bound, tied | Female | Hebrew |
| Reese | ardor | Female | Welsh |
| Reggie | counsel power | Male | English |
| Remy | Brand of French cognac | Male | |
| Renee | reborn | Female | |
| Reuben | Behold a son | Male | Hebrew |
| Reverend | Form of address for Christian clerics. | Unisex | |
| Rice | | Unisex | |
| Richard | powerful ruler; brave one | Male | |
| Rick | aka Richard, Dick and Little Man | Male | English |
| Ricki | Feminine variation of Frederick, peaceful ruler, English from German | Female | Feminine |
| Rico | aka Jerico | Male | Spanish |
| Rikki | | Female | |
| Riley | courageous | Female | Irish |
| Rita | pearl, precious | Female | English |
| Robbie | Abbreviation of Robert Famed: bright: shining.
| Male | |
| Robert | Famed: bright: shining. 14th-century King Robert the Bruce. Robert Burns the poet.
| Male | English |
| Rocky | rest | Male | English |
| Roger | famous spearman, quiet | Male | |
| Roman | citizen of Rome | Male | Latin |
| Romeo | pilgrim to Rome | Male | Italian |
| Ronnie | Victorious | Unisex | English |
| Rose | Flower
| Female | Latin |
| Rosemary | the rosemary plant | Female | Latin |